Colombia vs Italy: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Colombia
3.89 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Italy
4.17 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Colombia rank
69th
Italy rank
66th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Colombia
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 4.17 kilograms per hectare against 3.89 kilograms per hectare in Colombia, a difference of 0.28 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Colombia ranks 69th and Italy ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 kilograms per hectare | 7.55 kilograms per hectare | 1.69 kilograms per hectare | Italy |
| 2000s | 22.63 kilograms per hectare | 7.83 kilograms per hectare | 14.8 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2010s | 12.49 kilograms per hectare | 6.48 kilograms per hectare | 6.01 kilograms per hectare | Colombia |
| 2020s | 11.15 kilograms per hectare | 5.06 kilograms per hectare | 6.09 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 Italy?
- Italy, at 4.17 kilograms per hectare against 3.89 kilograms per hectare in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Colombia and Italy?
- 0.28 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Italy rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 69th and Italy ranks 66th 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.