What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and Ireland?

0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Ireland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Belgium

5.42 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ireland

5.16 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium rank

57th

Ireland rank

58th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 5.42 kilograms per hectare against 5.16 kilograms per hectare in Ireland, a difference of 0.26 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 58th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ireland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.5 kilograms per hectare	5.27 kilograms per hectare	4.23 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	7.33 kilograms per hectare	6.62 kilograms per hectare	0.709 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	6.06 kilograms per hectare	6.21 kilograms per hectare	0.1475 kilograms per hectare	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Belgium or Ireland?: Belgium, at 5.42 kilograms per hectare against 5.16 kilograms per hectare in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and Ireland?: 0.26 kilograms per hectare, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ireland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Ireland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Belgium ranks 57th and Ireland ranks 58th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use per hectare of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Unit: kilograms per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,594 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.