What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between India and Kazakhstan?

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

India vs Kazakhstan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

India

0.24 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kazakhstan

0.3 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

India rank

172nd

Kazakhstan rank

171st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

India
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.3 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

India ranks 172nd and Kazakhstan ranks 171st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3412 kilograms per hectare	0.3563 kilograms per hectare	0.015 kilograms per hectare	Kazakhstan
2000s	0.207 kilograms per hectare	0.159 kilograms per hectare	0.048 kilograms per hectare	India
2010s	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.36 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	Kazakhstan
2020s	0.24 kilograms per hectare	0.425 kilograms per hectare	0.185 kilograms per hectare	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, India or Kazakhstan?: Kazakhstan, at 0.3 kilograms per hectare against 0.24 kilograms per hectare in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between India and Kazakhstan?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: India ranks 172nd and Kazakhstan ranks 171st 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.