What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cyprus and Lebanon?

0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Lebanon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lebanon?

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.

Cyprus vs Lebanon: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Cyprus

6.5 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lebanon

6.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Cyprus rank

48th

Lebanon rank

47th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Cyprus
Lebanon

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 6.62 kilograms per hectare against 6.5 kilograms per hectare in Cyprus, a difference of 0.12 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cyprus ahead.

Cyprus ranks 48th and Lebanon ranks 47th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Lebanon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.65 kilograms per hectare	4.58 kilograms per hectare	9.07 kilograms per hectare	Cyprus
2000s	5.24 kilograms per hectare	6.67 kilograms per hectare	1.43 kilograms per hectare	Lebanon
2010s	9.51 kilograms per hectare	6.93 kilograms per hectare	2.58 kilograms per hectare	Cyprus
2020s	8.4 kilograms per hectare	6.57 kilograms per hectare	1.83 kilograms per hectare	Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Cyprus or Lebanon?: Lebanon, at 6.62 kilograms per hectare against 6.5 kilograms per hectare in Cyprus as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Cyprus and Lebanon?: 0.12 kilograms per hectare, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Lebanon?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Cyprus and Lebanon rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Cyprus ranks 48th and Lebanon ranks 47th 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.