What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between China and Peru?

0 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?

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.

China vs Peru: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

China

1.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Peru

1.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

China rank

98th

Peru rank

98th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

China
Peru

How they compare

China currently reports 1.71 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 98th and Peru ranks 98th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.47 kilograms per hectare	0.303 kilograms per hectare	1.17 kilograms per hectare	China
2000s	2.07 kilograms per hectare	0.668 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	China
2010s	2.45 kilograms per hectare	1.48 kilograms per hectare	0.968 kilograms per hectare	China
2020s	1.81 kilograms per hectare	1.77 kilograms per hectare	0.035 kilograms per hectare	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, China or Peru?: China, at 1.71 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between China and Peru?: 0 kilograms per hectare, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Peru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and Peru rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: China ranks 98th and Peru ranks 98th 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.