What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Israel and Nauru?

0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nauru?

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.

Israel vs Nauru: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Israel

17.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nauru

16.89 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Israel rank

18th

Nauru rank

19th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Israel
Nauru

How they compare

Israel currently reports 17.09 kilograms per hectare against 16.89 kilograms per hectare in Nauru, a difference of 0.2 kilograms per hectare.

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

Israel ranks 18th and Nauru ranks 19th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Nauru in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.96 kilograms per hectare	15.45 kilograms per hectare	9.49 kilograms per hectare	Nauru
2000s	14.08 kilograms per hectare	7.37 kilograms per hectare	6.71 kilograms per hectare	Israel
2010s	15.74 kilograms per hectare	6.17 kilograms per hectare	9.57 kilograms per hectare	Israel
2020s	17.99 kilograms per hectare	16.22 kilograms per hectare	1.77 kilograms per hectare	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Israel or Nauru?: Israel, at 17.09 kilograms per hectare against 16.89 kilograms per hectare in Nauru as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Israel and Nauru?: 0.2 kilograms per hectare, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Nauru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Israel and Nauru rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Israel ranks 18th and Nauru ranks 19th 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.