What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Italy and Paraguay?

0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Paraguay?

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.

Italy vs Paraguay: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Italy

4.17 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Paraguay

3.98 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Italy rank

66th

Paraguay rank

68th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Italy
Paraguay

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.17 kilograms per hectare against 3.98 kilograms per hectare in Paraguay, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 68th of 198 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.55 kilograms per hectare	3.04 kilograms per hectare	4.51 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2000s	7.83 kilograms per hectare	3.98 kilograms per hectare	3.85 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2010s	6.48 kilograms per hectare	4.85 kilograms per hectare	1.63 kilograms per hectare	Italy
2020s	5.06 kilograms per hectare	3.76 kilograms per hectare	1.3 kilograms per hectare	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Italy or Paraguay?: Italy, at 4.17 kilograms per hectare against 3.98 kilograms per hectare in Paraguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Italy and Paraguay?: 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Paraguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Paraguay rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Italy ranks 66th and Paraguay ranks 68th 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.