What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Latvia and Nigeria?

0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Nigeria?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Latvia vs Nigeria: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Latvia

1.22 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nigeria

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Latvia rank

121st

Nigeria rank

124th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Latvia
Nigeria

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.22 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.13 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 124th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3387 kilograms per hectare	0.1225 kilograms per hectare	0.2162 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2000s	0.59 kilograms per hectare	0.252 kilograms per hectare	0.338 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2010s	1.12 kilograms per hectare	0.857 kilograms per hectare	0.266 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2020s	1.35 kilograms per hectare	1.23 kilograms per hectare	0.1275 kilograms per hectare	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Latvia or Nigeria?: Latvia, at 1.22 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Latvia and Nigeria?: 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Nigeria?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Nigeria rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Latvia ranks 121st and Nigeria ranks 124th 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.