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

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Denmark ahead.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1993 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 Slovakia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Denmark

1.38 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Slovakia

1.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Denmark rank

111th

Slovakia rank

112th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Denmark
Slovakia

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1.38 kilograms per hectare against 1.35 kilograms per hectare in Slovakia, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovakia ahead.

Denmark ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 112th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.62 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	0.8543 kilograms per hectare	Slovakia
2000s	1.37 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.285 kilograms per hectare	Denmark
2010s	1.39 kilograms per hectare	1.54 kilograms per hectare	0.157 kilograms per hectare	Slovakia
2020s	1.33 kilograms per hectare	1.56 kilograms per hectare	0.23 kilograms per hectare	Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Denmark or Slovakia?: Denmark, at 1.38 kilograms per hectare against 1.35 kilograms per hectare in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Denmark and Slovakia?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Slovakia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Slovakia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Denmark ranks 111th and Slovakia ranks 112th 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.