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

0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Mongolia ahead.

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

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 Mongolia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Congo

4.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mongolia

4.45 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Congo rank

63rd

Mongolia rank

61st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Congo
Mongolia

How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 4.45 kilograms per hectare against 4.38 kilograms per hectare in Congo, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Congo ranks 63rd and Mongolia ranks 61st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Mongolia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.323 kilograms per hectare	0.088 kilograms per hectare	0.235 kilograms per hectare	Congo
2000s	0.744 kilograms per hectare	0.099 kilograms per hectare	0.645 kilograms per hectare	Congo
2010s	1.03 kilograms per hectare	1.5 kilograms per hectare	0.472 kilograms per hectare	Mongolia
2020s	2.77 kilograms per hectare	4.39 kilograms per hectare	1.62 kilograms per hectare	Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Congo or Mongolia?: Mongolia, at 4.45 kilograms per hectare against 4.38 kilograms per hectare in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Congo and Mongolia?: 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Mongolia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Congo and Mongolia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Congo ranks 63rd and Mongolia ranks 61st 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.