Bulgaria vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Bulgaria
0.95 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.88 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
134th
Saudi Arabia rank
136th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Bulgaria
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.88 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.847 kilograms per hectare | 0.399 kilograms per hectare | 0.448 kilograms per hectare | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.657 kilograms per hectare | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.75 kilograms per hectare | 1.95 kilograms per hectare | 1.2 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.14 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | 0.55 kilograms per hectare | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Bulgaria or Saudi Arabia?
- Bulgaria, at 0.95 kilograms per hectare against 0.88 kilograms per hectare in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Bulgaria ranks 134th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th 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.