What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Eritrea and Iceland?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iceland?

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.

Eritrea vs Iceland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Eritrea

0.04 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iceland

0.01 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Eritrea rank

189th

Iceland rank

192nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Eritrea
Iceland

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.04 kilograms per hectare against 0.01 kilograms per hectare in Iceland, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 4.0 times Iceland's.

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

Eritrea ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 192nd of 198 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0286 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.0086 kilograms per hectare	Eritrea
2000s	0.044 kilograms per hectare	0.039 kilograms per hectare	0.005 kilograms per hectare	Eritrea
2010s	0.04 kilograms per hectare	0.025 kilograms per hectare	0.015 kilograms per hectare	Eritrea
2020s	0.04 kilograms per hectare	0.0125 kilograms per hectare	0.0275 kilograms per hectare	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Eritrea or Iceland?: Eritrea, at 0.04 kilograms per hectare against 0.01 kilograms per hectare in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Eritrea and Iceland?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Iceland?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Iceland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Eritrea ranks 189th and Iceland ranks 192nd 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.