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

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Kiribati ahead.

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

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.

Bulgaria vs Kiribati: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bulgaria

0.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kiribati

0.98 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

134th

Kiribati rank

133rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bulgaria
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.98 kilograms per hectare against 0.95 kilograms per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 134th and Kiribati ranks 133rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.847 kilograms per hectare	0.146 kilograms per hectare	0.701 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2000s	0.657 kilograms per hectare	0.197 kilograms per hectare	0.46 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2010s	0.75 kilograms per hectare	0.52 kilograms per hectare	0.23 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2020s	1.14 kilograms per hectare	0.9575 kilograms per hectare	0.1825 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 Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 0.98 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 Kiribati?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Kiribati?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Kiribati rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bulgaria ranks 134th and Kiribati ranks 133rd 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.