What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Chile and Japan?

1.38 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?

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.

Chile vs Japan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Chile

9.23 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Japan

10.61 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Chile rank

34th

Japan rank

32nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Chile
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.61 kilograms per hectare against 9.23 kilograms per hectare in Chile, a difference of 1.38 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 34th and Japan ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.58 kilograms per hectare	15.79 kilograms per hectare	14.21 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2000s	3.16 kilograms per hectare	14.24 kilograms per hectare	11.08 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2010s	5.05 kilograms per hectare	11.79 kilograms per hectare	6.73 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2020s	8.62 kilograms per hectare	11.16 kilograms per hectare	2.54 kilograms per hectare	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Chile or Japan?: Japan, at 10.61 kilograms per hectare against 9.23 kilograms per hectare in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Chile and Japan?: 1.38 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Japan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Chile ranks 34th and Japan ranks 32nd 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.