What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Japan and New Zealand?

1.68 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?

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.

Japan vs New Zealand: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Japan

10.61 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

New Zealand

8.93 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Japan rank

32nd

New Zealand rank

35th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Japan
New Zealand

How they compare

Japan currently reports 10.61 kilograms per hectare against 8.93 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand, a difference of 1.68 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

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

Japan ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 35th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15.79 kilograms per hectare	8 kilograms per hectare	7.8 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2000s	14.24 kilograms per hectare	9.26 kilograms per hectare	4.98 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2010s	11.79 kilograms per hectare	9.01 kilograms per hectare	2.78 kilograms per hectare	Japan
2020s	11.16 kilograms per hectare	8.53 kilograms per hectare	2.63 kilograms per hectare	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Japan or New Zealand?: Japan, at 10.61 kilograms per hectare against 8.93 kilograms per hectare in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Japan and New Zealand?: 1.68 kilograms per hectare, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Japan ranks 32nd and New Zealand ranks 35th 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.