What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Burkina Faso and Malawi?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Malawi: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Burkina Faso

0.45 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malawi

0.48 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

161st

Malawi rank

160th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Burkina Faso
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.45 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 160th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.15 kilograms per hectare	0.066 kilograms per hectare	0.084 kilograms per hectare	Burkina Faso
2000s	0.209 kilograms per hectare	0.089 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	Burkina Faso
2010s	0.269 kilograms per hectare	0.401 kilograms per hectare	0.132 kilograms per hectare	Malawi
2020s	0.39 kilograms per hectare	0.4175 kilograms per hectare	0.0275 kilograms per hectare	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Burkina Faso or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.48 kilograms per hectare against 0.45 kilograms per hectare in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Malawi?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Malawi rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Burkina Faso ranks 161st and Malawi ranks 160th 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.