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

0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Egypt ahead.

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

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 States: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Egypt

2.87 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

United States

2.78 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Egypt rank

83rd

United States rank

85th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Egypt
United States

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.87 kilograms per hectare against 2.78 kilograms per hectare in United States, a difference of 0.09 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 kilograms per hectare	2.27 kilograms per hectare	0.274 kilograms per hectare	United States
2000s	1.96 kilograms per hectare	2.36 kilograms per hectare	0.4 kilograms per hectare	United States
2010s	3.08 kilograms per hectare	2.66 kilograms per hectare	0.418 kilograms per hectare	Egypt
2020s	2.7 kilograms per hectare	2.79 kilograms per hectare	0.0925 kilograms per hectare	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Egypt or United States?: Egypt, at 2.87 kilograms per hectare against 2.78 kilograms per hectare in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Egypt and United States?: 0.09 kilograms per hectare, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and United States rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Egypt ranks 83rd and United States ranks 85th 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.