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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Burundi ahead.

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

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.

Burundi vs Iceland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Burundi

0.03 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iceland

0.01 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Burundi rank

190th

Iceland rank

192nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Burundi
Iceland

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.01 kilograms per hectare in Iceland, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Burundi's figure about 3.0 times Iceland's.

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

Burundi ranks 190th and Iceland ranks 192nd of 198 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.089 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.069 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2000s	0.192 kilograms per hectare	0.039 kilograms per hectare	0.153 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2010s	0.123 kilograms per hectare	0.025 kilograms per hectare	0.098 kilograms per hectare	Burundi
2020s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	0.0125 kilograms per hectare	0.0175 kilograms per hectare	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Burundi or Iceland?: Burundi, at 0.03 kilograms per hectare against 0.01 kilograms per hectare in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Burundi and Iceland?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Iceland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Iceland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Burundi ranks 190th and Iceland ranks 192nd 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.