What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ethiopia and India?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?

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.

Ethiopia vs India: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Ethiopia

0.22 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

India

0.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

174th

India rank

172nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Ethiopia
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.24 kilograms per hectare against 0.22 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was India ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 174th and India ranks 172nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	India	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0329 kilograms per hectare	0.33 kilograms per hectare	0.2971 kilograms per hectare	India
2000s	0.124 kilograms per hectare	0.207 kilograms per hectare	0.083 kilograms per hectare	India
2010s	0.243 kilograms per hectare	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.003 kilograms per hectare	Ethiopia
2020s	0.22 kilograms per hectare	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Ethiopia or India?: India, at 0.24 kilograms per hectare against 0.22 kilograms per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Ethiopia and India?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Ethiopia ranks 174th and India ranks 172nd 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.