What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lebanon and Netherlands?

0.33 kilograms per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?

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.

Lebanon vs Netherlands: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Lebanon

6.62 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Netherlands

6.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Lebanon rank

47th

Netherlands rank

44th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Lebanon
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 6.95 kilograms per hectare against 6.62 kilograms per hectare in Lebanon, a difference of 0.33 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lebanon	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.58 kilograms per hectare	9.93 kilograms per hectare	5.35 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2000s	6.67 kilograms per hectare	9.55 kilograms per hectare	2.88 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2010s	6.93 kilograms per hectare	9.68 kilograms per hectare	2.75 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2020s	6.57 kilograms per hectare	8.45 kilograms per hectare	1.88 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Lebanon or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 6.95 kilograms per hectare against 6.62 kilograms per hectare in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Lebanon and Netherlands?: 0.33 kilograms per hectare, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Netherlands?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Netherlands rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Lebanon ranks 47th and Netherlands ranks 44th 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.