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

0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Latvia

1.22 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Zambia

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Latvia rank

121st

Zambia rank

124th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Latvia
Zambia

How they compare

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

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3387 kilograms per hectare	0.5 kilograms per hectare	0.1613 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2000s	0.59 kilograms per hectare	0.933 kilograms per hectare	0.343 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2010s	1.12 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.064 kilograms per hectare	Latvia
2020s	1.35 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.265 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 Zambia?: Latvia, at 1.22 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Latvia and Zambia?: 0.13 kilograms per hectare, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Zambia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Zambia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Latvia ranks 121st and Zambia 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.