What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guyana and Malaysia?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?

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.

Guyana vs Malaysia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Guyana

3.63 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malaysia

3.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Guyana rank

73rd

Malaysia rank

71st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Guyana
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.65 kilograms per hectare against 3.63 kilograms per hectare in Guyana, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Guyana ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 71st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.6 kilograms per hectare	4.03 kilograms per hectare	2.42 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia
2000s	1.66 kilograms per hectare	5.78 kilograms per hectare	4.13 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia
2010s	2.55 kilograms per hectare	6.78 kilograms per hectare	4.24 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia
2020s	3.42 kilograms per hectare	4.15 kilograms per hectare	0.725 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Guyana or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 3.65 kilograms per hectare against 3.63 kilograms per hectare in Guyana as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Guyana and Malaysia?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malaysia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Malaysia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Guyana ranks 73rd and Malaysia ranks 71st 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.