What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Iraq and Laos?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Laos ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Laos?

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.

Iraq vs Laos: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Iraq

0.1 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Laos

0.12 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Iraq rank

185th

Laos rank

183rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Iraq
Laos

How they compare

Laos currently reports 0.12 kilograms per hectare against 0.1 kilograms per hectare in Iraq, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 185th and Laos ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.135 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.115 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2000s	0.187 kilograms per hectare	0.002 kilograms per hectare	0.185 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2010s	0.083 kilograms per hectare	0.055 kilograms per hectare	0.028 kilograms per hectare	Iraq
2020s	0.095 kilograms per hectare	0.12 kilograms per hectare	0.025 kilograms per hectare	Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Iraq or Laos?: Laos, at 0.12 kilograms per hectare against 0.1 kilograms per hectare in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Iraq and Laos?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Laos ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Laos?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Laos rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Iraq ranks 185th and Laos ranks 183rd 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.