What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and Taiwan?

0.91 kilograms per hectare, with Taiwan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?

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.

Brazil vs Taiwan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Brazil

12.63 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Taiwan

13.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Brazil rank

28th

Taiwan rank

25th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Brazil
Taiwan

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 13.54 kilograms per hectare against 12.63 kilograms per hectare in Brazil, a difference of 0.91 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

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

Brazil ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 25th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.69 kilograms per hectare	11.4 kilograms per hectare	9.71 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2000s	3.83 kilograms per hectare	11.13 kilograms per hectare	7.3 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2010s	7.77 kilograms per hectare	11.8 kilograms per hectare	4.04 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan
2020s	11.85 kilograms per hectare	13.45 kilograms per hectare	1.6 kilograms per hectare	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Brazil or Taiwan?: Taiwan, at 13.54 kilograms per hectare against 12.63 kilograms per hectare in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Brazil and Taiwan?: 0.91 kilograms per hectare, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Taiwan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Taiwan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Brazil ranks 28th and Taiwan ranks 25th 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.