What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cambodia and Paraguay?

0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Cambodia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?

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.

Cambodia vs Paraguay: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cambodia

4.15 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Paraguay

3.98 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cambodia rank

67th

Paraguay rank

68th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cambodia
Paraguay

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 4.15 kilograms per hectare against 3.98 kilograms per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.

Cambodia ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 68th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	3.04 kilograms per hectare	2.91 kilograms per hectare	Paraguay
2000s	0.146 kilograms per hectare	3.98 kilograms per hectare	3.83 kilograms per hectare	Paraguay
2010s	1.12 kilograms per hectare	4.85 kilograms per hectare	3.73 kilograms per hectare	Paraguay
2020s	3.82 kilograms per hectare	3.76 kilograms per hectare	0.0625 kilograms per hectare	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cambodia or Paraguay?: Cambodia, at 4.15 kilograms per hectare against 3.98 kilograms per hectare in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cambodia and Paraguay?: 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Paraguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Paraguay rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cambodia ranks 67th and Paraguay ranks 68th 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.