Japan vs Palestine: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland
Japan
10.61 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Palestine
11.91 kilograms per hectare
in 2023
Japan rank
32nd
Palestine rank
29th
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time
- Japan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 11.91 kilograms per hectare against 10.61 kilograms per hectare in Japan, a difference of 1.3 kilograms per hectare.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.79 kilograms per hectare | 6.29 kilograms per hectare | 9.5 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2000s | 14.24 kilograms per hectare | 6.89 kilograms per hectare | 7.35 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2010s | 11.79 kilograms per hectare | 10.03 kilograms per hectare | 1.76 kilograms per hectare | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.16 kilograms per hectare | 11.51 kilograms per hectare | 0.3475 kilograms per hectare | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Japan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 11.91 kilograms per hectare against 10.61 kilograms per hectare in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Japan and Palestine?
- 1.3 kilograms per hectare, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Palestine?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Palestine rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Japan ranks 32nd and Palestine ranks 29th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β 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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About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.