What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Denmark and Finland?

0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?

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.

Denmark vs Finland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Denmark

1.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Finland

1.45 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Denmark rank

111th

Finland rank

110th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.45 kilograms per hectare against 1.38 kilograms per hectare in Denmark, a difference of 0.07 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 111th and Finland ranks 110th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.71 kilograms per hectare	1.63 kilograms per hectare	0.082 kilograms per hectare	Denmark
2000s	1.37 kilograms per hectare	2.01 kilograms per hectare	0.632 kilograms per hectare	Finland
2010s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	1.72 kilograms per hectare	0.336 kilograms per hectare	Finland
2020s	1.33 kilograms per hectare	1.73 kilograms per hectare	0.4075 kilograms per hectare	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Denmark or Finland?: Finland, at 1.45 kilograms per hectare against 1.38 kilograms per hectare in Denmark as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Denmark and Finland?: 0.07 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Denmark ranks 111th and Finland ranks 110th 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.