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

0.31 kilograms per hectare, with Ireland ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Botswana vs Ireland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Botswana

4.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ireland

5.16 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Botswana rank

59th

Ireland rank

58th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Botswana
Ireland

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 5.16 kilograms per hectare against 4.85 kilograms per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.31 kilograms per hectare.

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

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 59th and Ireland ranks 58th of 198 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.826 kilograms per hectare	4.88 kilograms per hectare	4.05 kilograms per hectare	Ireland
2000s	1.69 kilograms per hectare	5.27 kilograms per hectare	3.58 kilograms per hectare	Ireland
2010s	2.32 kilograms per hectare	6.62 kilograms per hectare	4.3 kilograms per hectare	Ireland
2020s	5.01 kilograms per hectare	6.21 kilograms per hectare	1.2 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, Botswana or Ireland?: Ireland, at 5.16 kilograms per hectare against 4.85 kilograms per hectare in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Ireland?: 0.31 kilograms per hectare, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ireland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Ireland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Botswana ranks 59th 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.