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

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Syria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?

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.

Iran vs Syria: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Iran

0.33 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Syria

0.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iran rank

170th

Syria rank

168th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Iran
Syria

How they compare

Syria currently reports 0.35 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Iran, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 170th and Syria ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.525 kilograms per hectare	0.241 kilograms per hectare	0.284 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2000s	0.44 kilograms per hectare	0.236 kilograms per hectare	0.204 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2010s	0.359 kilograms per hectare	0.325 kilograms per hectare	0.034 kilograms per hectare	Iran
2020s	0.33 kilograms per hectare	0.3425 kilograms per hectare	0.0125 kilograms per hectare	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Iran or Syria?: Syria, at 0.35 kilograms per hectare against 0.33 kilograms per hectare in Iran as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Iran and Syria?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Iran ranks 170th and Syria ranks 168th 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.