Bulgaria vs Papua New Guinea: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Bulgaria
0.95 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
1 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
134th
Papua New Guinea rank
131st
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bulgaria
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1 kilograms per hectare against 0.95 kilograms per hectare in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.847 kilograms per hectare | 0.756 kilograms per hectare | 0.091 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.657 kilograms per hectare | 0.342 kilograms per hectare | 0.315 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | 0.737 kilograms per hectare | 0.013 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | 0.97 kilograms per hectare | 0.17 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1 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 Papua New Guinea?
- 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Bulgaria ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.