What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and United Kingdom?

0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Egypt ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Kingdom?

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.

Egypt vs United Kingdom: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Egypt

2.87 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

United Kingdom

2.79 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Egypt rank

83rd

United Kingdom rank

84th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Egypt
United Kingdom

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.87 kilograms per hectare against 2.79 kilograms per hectare in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.08 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 84th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 kilograms per hectare	5.29 kilograms per hectare	3.3 kilograms per hectare	United Kingdom
2000s	1.96 kilograms per hectare	4.72 kilograms per hectare	2.76 kilograms per hectare	United Kingdom
2010s	3.08 kilograms per hectare	3.19 kilograms per hectare	0.116 kilograms per hectare	United Kingdom
2020s	2.7 kilograms per hectare	2.63 kilograms per hectare	0.0675 kilograms per hectare	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Egypt or United Kingdom?: Egypt, at 2.87 kilograms per hectare against 2.79 kilograms per hectare in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and United Kingdom?: 0.08 kilograms per hectare, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and United Kingdom rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Egypt ranks 83rd and United Kingdom ranks 84th 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.