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

0.4 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.

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

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 Mongolia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Botswana

4.85 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mongolia

4.45 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Botswana rank

59th

Mongolia rank

61st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Botswana
Mongolia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.45 kilograms per hectare in Mongolia, a difference of 0.4 kilograms per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 59th and Mongolia ranks 61st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.826 kilograms per hectare	0.088 kilograms per hectare	0.738 kilograms per hectare	Botswana
2000s	1.69 kilograms per hectare	0.099 kilograms per hectare	1.6 kilograms per hectare	Botswana
2010s	2.32 kilograms per hectare	1.5 kilograms per hectare	0.817 kilograms per hectare	Botswana
2020s	5.01 kilograms per hectare	4.39 kilograms per hectare	0.62 kilograms per hectare	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Botswana or Mongolia?: Botswana, at 4.85 kilograms per hectare against 4.45 kilograms per hectare in Mongolia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Botswana and Mongolia?: 0.4 kilograms per hectare, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mongolia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mongolia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Botswana ranks 59th and Mongolia ranks 61st 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.