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

0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Portugal ahead.

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

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 Portugal: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cambodia

4.15 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Portugal

4.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cambodia rank

67th

Portugal rank

64th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cambodia
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 4.35 kilograms per hectare against 4.15 kilograms per hectare in Cambodia, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 64th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.13 kilograms per hectare	3.99 kilograms per hectare	3.86 kilograms per hectare	Portugal
2000s	0.146 kilograms per hectare	7.56 kilograms per hectare	7.41 kilograms per hectare	Portugal
2010s	1.12 kilograms per hectare	5.97 kilograms per hectare	4.85 kilograms per hectare	Portugal
2020s	3.82 kilograms per hectare	4.97 kilograms per hectare	1.15 kilograms per hectare	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cambodia or Portugal?: Portugal, at 4.35 kilograms per hectare against 4.15 kilograms per hectare in Cambodia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cambodia and Portugal?: 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Portugal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Portugal rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cambodia ranks 67th and Portugal ranks 64th 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.