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

0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.

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

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 Pakistan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Bulgaria

0.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Pakistan

0.86 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

134th

Pakistan rank

137th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Bulgaria
Pakistan

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Pakistan, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 134th and Pakistan ranks 137th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.847 kilograms per hectare	0.545 kilograms per hectare	0.302 kilograms per hectare	Bulgaria
2000s	0.657 kilograms per hectare	0.856 kilograms per hectare	0.199 kilograms per hectare	Pakistan
2010s	0.75 kilograms per hectare	0.852 kilograms per hectare	0.102 kilograms per hectare	Pakistan
2020s	1.14 kilograms per hectare	0.855 kilograms per hectare	0.285 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 Pakistan?: Bulgaria, at 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bulgaria and Pakistan?: 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Pakistan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Pakistan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Bulgaria ranks 134th and Pakistan ranks 137th 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.