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

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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 Mauritania: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Greece

1.46 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mauritania

1.52 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Greece rank

107th

Mauritania rank

104th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Greece
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.52 kilograms per hectare against 1.46 kilograms per hectare in Greece, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 107th and Mauritania ranks 104th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.08 kilograms per hectare	0.085 kilograms per hectare	2 kilograms per hectare	Greece
2000s	2.56 kilograms per hectare	0.087 kilograms per hectare	2.47 kilograms per hectare	Greece
2010s	1.6 kilograms per hectare	0.548 kilograms per hectare	1.05 kilograms per hectare	Greece
2020s	1.56 kilograms per hectare	1.12 kilograms per hectare	0.435 kilograms per hectare	Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Greece or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 1.52 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 Mauritania?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mauritania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Mauritania rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Greece ranks 107th and Mauritania ranks 104th 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.