Egypt vs Spain: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Egypt
2.87 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Spain
3.19 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Egypt rank
83rd
Spain rank
80th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Egypt
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.19 kilograms per hectare against 2.87 kilograms per hectare in Egypt, a difference of 0.32 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 80th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 kilograms per hectare | 1.74 kilograms per hectare | 0.262 kilograms per hectare | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.96 kilograms per hectare | 2.23 kilograms per hectare | 0.271 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2010s | 3.08 kilograms per hectare | 4.1 kilograms per hectare | 1.03 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.7 kilograms per hectare | 3.92 kilograms per hectare | 1.23 kilograms per hectare | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Egypt or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.19 kilograms per hectare against 2.87 kilograms per hectare in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and Spain?
- 0.32 kilograms per hectare, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Spain rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Egypt ranks 83rd and Spain ranks 80th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.