What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and Eritrea?

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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.

Burundi vs Eritrea: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Burundi

0.03 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Eritrea

0.04 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Burundi rank

190th

Eritrea rank

189th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Burundi
Eritrea

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.04 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Burundi, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.3 times Burundi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 190th and Eritrea ranks 189th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Eritrea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Eritrea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0971 kilograms per hectare	0.0286 kilograms per hectare	0.0686 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2000s	0.192 kilograms per hectare	0.044 kilograms per hectare	0.148 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2010s	0.123 kilograms per hectare	0.04 kilograms per hectare	0.083 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2020s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	0.04 kilograms per hectare	0.01 kilograms per hectare	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Burundi or Eritrea?: Eritrea, at 0.04 kilograms per hectare against 0.03 kilograms per hectare in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and Eritrea?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Eritrea?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Eritrea rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Burundi ranks 190th and Eritrea ranks 189th 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.