What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Comoros and India?

0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Comoros ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and India?

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.

Comoros vs India: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Comoros

0.34 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

India

0.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Comoros rank

169th

India rank

172nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Comoros
India

How they compare

Comoros currently reports 0.34 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Comoros's figure about 1.4 times India's.

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

Comoros ranks 169th and India ranks 172nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Comoros averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Comoros	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.146 kilograms per hectare	0.359 kilograms per hectare	0.213 kilograms per hectare	India
2000s	0.077 kilograms per hectare	0.207 kilograms per hectare	0.13 kilograms per hectare	India
2010s	0.166 kilograms per hectare	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.074 kilograms per hectare	India
2020s	0.32 kilograms per hectare	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.08 kilograms per hectare	Comoros

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Comoros or India?: Comoros, at 0.34 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Comoros and India?: 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and India?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Comoros and India rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Comoros ranks 169th and India ranks 172nd 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.