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

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.

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

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 Sri Lanka: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Kenya

0.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sri Lanka

0.7 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kenya rank

150th

Sri Lanka rank

149th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Kenya
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.69 kilograms per hectare in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Kenya ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.387 kilograms per hectare	0.902 kilograms per hectare	0.515 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.343 kilograms per hectare	0.804 kilograms per hectare	0.461 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.663 kilograms per hectare	0.673 kilograms per hectare	0.01 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.73 kilograms per hectare	0.9625 kilograms per hectare	0.2325 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Kenya or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.69 kilograms per hectare in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sri Lanka?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Sri Lanka rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Kenya ranks 150th and Sri Lanka ranks 149th 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.