What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between South Korea and Malta?

0.75 kilograms per hectare, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?

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.

South Korea vs Malta: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

South Korea

13.49 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malta

12.74 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

South Korea rank

26th

Malta rank

27th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

South Korea
Malta

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 13.49 kilograms per hectare against 12.74 kilograms per hectare in Malta, a difference of 0.75 kilograms per hectare.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

South Korea ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Korea	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.71 kilograms per hectare	23.82 kilograms per hectare	11.11 kilograms per hectare	Malta
2000s	13.73 kilograms per hectare	12.86 kilograms per hectare	0.869 kilograms per hectare	South Korea
2010s	11.42 kilograms per hectare	10.83 kilograms per hectare	0.589 kilograms per hectare	South Korea
2020s	12.43 kilograms per hectare	11.82 kilograms per hectare	0.6175 kilograms per hectare	South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, South Korea or Malta?: South Korea, at 13.49 kilograms per hectare against 12.74 kilograms per hectare in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between South Korea and Malta?: 0.75 kilograms per hectare, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Malta?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Malta rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: South Korea ranks 26th and Malta ranks 27th 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.