Colombia vs France: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Colombia
3.89 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
France
3.65 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
69th
France rank
71st
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Colombia
- France
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 3.89 kilograms per hectare against 3.65 kilograms per hectare in France, a difference of 0.24 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Colombia ranks 69th and France ranks 71st of 198 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 kilograms per hectare | 5.09 kilograms per hectare | 0.77 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2000s | 22.63 kilograms per hectare | 4.12 kilograms per hectare | 18.51 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12.49 kilograms per hectare | 3.5 kilograms per hectare | 8.98 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.15 kilograms per hectare | 3.73 kilograms per hectare | 7.42 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Colombia or France?
- Colombia, at 3.89 kilograms per hectare against 3.65 kilograms per hectare in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Colombia and France?
- 0.24 kilograms per hectare, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and France rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 69th and France ranks 71st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.