What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Hong Kong and Israel?

1.24 kilograms per hectare, with Hong Kong ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?

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.

Hong Kong vs Israel: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Hong Kong

18.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Israel

17.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

16th

Israel rank

18th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Hong Kong
Israel

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 18.33 kilograms per hectare against 17.09 kilograms per hectare in Israel, a difference of 1.24 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 16th and Israel ranks 18th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Israel in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	Israel	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.87 kilograms per hectare	5.96 kilograms per hectare	3.91 kilograms per hectare	Hong Kong
2000s	10.05 kilograms per hectare	14.08 kilograms per hectare	4.04 kilograms per hectare	Israel
2010s	13.84 kilograms per hectare	15.74 kilograms per hectare	1.9 kilograms per hectare	Israel
2020s	17.08 kilograms per hectare	17.99 kilograms per hectare	0.905 kilograms per hectare	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Hong Kong or Israel?: Hong Kong, at 18.33 kilograms per hectare against 17.09 kilograms per hectare in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Hong Kong and Israel?: 1.24 kilograms per hectare, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Israel?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and Israel rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Hong Kong ranks 16th and Israel ranks 18th 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.