What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Finland and Slovakia?

0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?

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.

Finland vs Slovakia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Finland

1.45 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Slovakia

1.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Finland rank

110th

Slovakia rank

112th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Finland
Slovakia

How they compare

Finland currently reports 1.45 kilograms per hectare against 1.35 kilograms per hectare in Slovakia, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Slovakia ahead.

Finland ranks 110th and Slovakia ranks 112th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Slovakia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Slovakia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.58 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	0.8957 kilograms per hectare	Slovakia
2000s	2.01 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.917 kilograms per hectare	Finland
2010s	1.72 kilograms per hectare	1.54 kilograms per hectare	0.179 kilograms per hectare	Finland
2020s	1.73 kilograms per hectare	1.56 kilograms per hectare	0.1775 kilograms per hectare	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Finland or Slovakia?: Finland, at 1.45 kilograms per hectare against 1.35 kilograms per hectare in Slovakia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Finland and Slovakia?: 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Slovakia?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Finland and Slovakia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Finland ranks 110th and Slovakia ranks 112th 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.