What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Greece and Hungary?

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Hungary ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?

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.

Greece vs Hungary: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Greece

1.46 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Hungary

1.5 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Greece rank

107th

Hungary rank

105th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Greece
Hungary

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.5 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hungary ahead.

Greece ranks 107th and Hungary ranks 105th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Hungary in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Hungary	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.08 kilograms per hectare	1.48 kilograms per hectare	0.6 kilograms per hectare	Greece
2000s	2.56 kilograms per hectare	1.92 kilograms per hectare	0.637 kilograms per hectare	Greece
2010s	1.6 kilograms per hectare	1.97 kilograms per hectare	0.369 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
2020s	1.56 kilograms per hectare	1.91 kilograms per hectare	0.3475 kilograms per hectare	Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Greece or Hungary?: Hungary, at 1.5 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Greece as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Greece and Hungary?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Greece ranks 107th and Hungary ranks 105th 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.