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

0.3 kilograms per hectare, with Chile ahead.

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

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 New Zealand: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Chile

9.23 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

New Zealand

8.93 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Chile rank

34th

New Zealand rank

35th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Chile
New Zealand

How they compare

Chile currently reports 9.23 kilograms per hectare against 8.93 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3 kilograms per hectare.

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

Chile ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.58 kilograms per hectare	8 kilograms per hectare	6.41 kilograms per hectare	New Zealand
2000s	3.16 kilograms per hectare	9.26 kilograms per hectare	6.1 kilograms per hectare	New Zealand
2010s	5.05 kilograms per hectare	9.01 kilograms per hectare	3.95 kilograms per hectare	New Zealand
2020s	8.62 kilograms per hectare	8.53 kilograms per hectare	0.0875 kilograms per hectare	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Chile or New Zealand?: Chile, at 9.23 kilograms per hectare against 8.93 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Chile and New Zealand?: 0.3 kilograms per hectare, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and New Zealand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and New Zealand rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Chile ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.