What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Italy?

0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Italy?

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.

Congo vs Italy: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Congo

4.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Italy

4.17 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Congo rank

63rd

Italy rank

66th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Congo
Italy

How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.38 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Italy, a difference of 0.21 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

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

Congo ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 66th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.323 kilograms per hectare	7.55 kilograms per hectare	7.23 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2000s	0.744 kilograms per hectare	7.83 kilograms per hectare	7.09 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2010s	1.03 kilograms per hectare	6.48 kilograms per hectare	5.45 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2020s	2.77 kilograms per hectare	5.06 kilograms per hectare	2.29 kilograms per hectare	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Congo or Italy?: Congo, at 4.38 kilograms per hectare against 4.17 kilograms per hectare in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Italy?: 0.21 kilograms per hectare, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Italy rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Congo ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 66th 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.