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

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Iran ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran 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.

Iran vs Kazakhstan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Iran

0.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kazakhstan

0.3 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iran rank

170th

Kazakhstan rank

171st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Iran
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Iran currently reports 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.3 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 170th and Kazakhstan ranks 171st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.4612 kilograms per hectare	0.3563 kilograms per hectare	0.105 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2000s	0.44 kilograms per hectare	0.159 kilograms per hectare	0.281 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2010s	0.359 kilograms per hectare	0.36 kilograms per hectare	0.001 kilograms per hectare	Kazakhstan
2020s	0.33 kilograms per hectare	0.425 kilograms per hectare	0.095 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, Iran or Kazakhstan?: Iran, at 0.33 kilograms per hectare against 0.3 kilograms per hectare in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Iran and Kazakhstan?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Kazakhstan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Iran and Kazakhstan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Iran ranks 170th 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.