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

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.

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

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 Tunisia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Kenya

0.69 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tunisia

0.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Kenya rank

150th

Tunisia rank

152nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Kenya
Tunisia

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.65 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Kenya ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 152nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.387 kilograms per hectare	0.197 kilograms per hectare	0.19 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2000s	0.343 kilograms per hectare	0.287 kilograms per hectare	0.056 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2010s	0.663 kilograms per hectare	0.557 kilograms per hectare	0.106 kilograms per hectare	Kenya
2020s	0.73 kilograms per hectare	0.6675 kilograms per hectare	0.0625 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 Tunisia?: Kenya, at 0.69 kilograms per hectare against 0.65 kilograms per hectare in Tunisia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Kenya and Tunisia?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Kenya ranks 150th and Tunisia ranks 152nd 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.