What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Somalia?

0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?

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.

Kenya vs Somalia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Kenya

0.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Somalia

0.66 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kenya rank

150th

Somalia rank

151st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Kenya
Somalia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.66 kilograms per hectare in Somalia, a difference of 0.03 kilograms per hectare.

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

Kenya ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 151st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.387 kilograms per hectare	0.019 kilograms per hectare	0.368 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2000s	0.343 kilograms per hectare	0.07 kilograms per hectare	0.273 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2010s	0.663 kilograms per hectare	0.295 kilograms per hectare	0.368 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2020s	0.73 kilograms per hectare	0.655 kilograms per hectare	0.075 kilograms per hectare	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Kenya or Somalia?: Kenya, at 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.66 kilograms per hectare in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Somalia?: 0.03 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Somalia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Somalia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Kenya ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 151st 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.