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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary 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.

Hungary vs Mauritania: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Hungary

1.5 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mauritania

1.52 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Hungary rank

105th

Mauritania rank

104th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Hungary
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.52 kilograms per hectare against 1.5 kilograms per hectare in Hungary, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

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

Hungary ranks 105th and Mauritania ranks 104th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.48 kilograms per hectare	0.085 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
2000s	1.92 kilograms per hectare	0.087 kilograms per hectare	1.83 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
2010s	1.97 kilograms per hectare	0.548 kilograms per hectare	1.42 kilograms per hectare	Hungary
2020s	1.91 kilograms per hectare	1.12 kilograms per hectare	0.7825 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, Hungary or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 1.52 kilograms per hectare against 1.5 kilograms per hectare in Hungary as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Hungary and Mauritania?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Mauritania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Mauritania rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Hungary ranks 105th 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.