What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bulgaria and Estonia?

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Estonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Bulgaria vs Estonia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bulgaria

0.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Estonia

0.99 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

134th

Estonia rank

132nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bulgaria
Estonia

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 0.99 kilograms per hectare against 0.95 kilograms per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 134th and Estonia ranks 132nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Estonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8237 kilograms per hectare	0.2162 kilograms per hectare	0.6075 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2000s	0.657 kilograms per hectare	0.638 kilograms per hectare	0.019 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2010s	0.75 kilograms per hectare	0.91 kilograms per hectare	0.16 kilograms per hectare	Estonia
2020s	1.14 kilograms per hectare	1.11 kilograms per hectare	0.03 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bulgaria or Estonia?: Estonia, at 0.99 kilograms per hectare against 0.95 kilograms per hectare in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bulgaria and Estonia?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bulgaria ranks 134th and Estonia ranks 132nd 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.