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

0.53 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.

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

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 Samoa: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Belgium

5.42 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Samoa

5.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Belgium rank

57th

Samoa rank

55th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Belgium
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5.95 kilograms per hectare against 5.42 kilograms per hectare in Belgium, a difference of 0.53 kilograms per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 55th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.5 kilograms per hectare	0.905 kilograms per hectare	8.6 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2010s	7.33 kilograms per hectare	1.99 kilograms per hectare	5.34 kilograms per hectare	Belgium
2020s	6.06 kilograms per hectare	6.68 kilograms per hectare	0.615 kilograms per hectare	Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Belgium or Samoa?: Samoa, at 5.95 kilograms per hectare against 5.42 kilograms per hectare in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Belgium and Samoa?: 0.53 kilograms per hectare, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Samoa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Samoa rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Belgium ranks 57th and Samoa ranks 55th 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.