What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Turkey?

0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?

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.

Canada vs Turkey: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Canada

2.5 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Turkey

2.4 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Canada rank

88th

Turkey rank

89th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Canada
Turkey

How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.5 kilograms per hectare against 2.4 kilograms per hectare in Turkey, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

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

Canada ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 89th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.82 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.239 kilograms per hectare	Turkey
2000s	1.03 kilograms per hectare	1.33 kilograms per hectare	0.292 kilograms per hectare	Turkey
2010s	2.05 kilograms per hectare	1.92 kilograms per hectare	0.129 kilograms per hectare	Canada
2020s	2.48 kilograms per hectare	2.32 kilograms per hectare	0.1675 kilograms per hectare	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Canada or Turkey?: Canada, at 2.5 kilograms per hectare against 2.4 kilograms per hectare in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Canada and Turkey?: 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Canada ranks 88th and Turkey ranks 89th 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.