What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Georgia and Uruguay?

0.55 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Uruguay?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Georgia vs Uruguay: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Georgia

6.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Uruguay

7.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Georgia rank

45th

Uruguay rank

42nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Georgia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.35 kilograms per hectare against 6.8 kilograms per hectare in Georgia, a difference of 0.55 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Georgia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.83 kilograms per hectare	2.14 kilograms per hectare	0.6912 kilograms per hectare	Georgia
2000s	4.4 kilograms per hectare	5.6 kilograms per hectare	1.2 kilograms per hectare	Uruguay
2010s	5.15 kilograms per hectare	7.6 kilograms per hectare	2.45 kilograms per hectare	Uruguay
2020s	6.29 kilograms per hectare	7.72 kilograms per hectare	1.43 kilograms per hectare	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Georgia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 7.35 kilograms per hectare against 6.8 kilograms per hectare in Georgia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Georgia and Uruguay?: 0.55 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Uruguay?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Georgia and Uruguay rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Georgia ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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.