What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Libya and Sweden?

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?

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.

Libya vs Sweden: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Libya

0.84 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sweden

0.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Libya rank

140th

Sweden rank

141st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Libya
Sweden

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.84 kilograms per hectare against 0.8 kilograms per hectare in Sweden, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.868 kilograms per hectare	0.592 kilograms per hectare	0.276 kilograms per hectare	Libya
2000s	0.976 kilograms per hectare	0.772 kilograms per hectare	0.204 kilograms per hectare	Libya
2010s	0.673 kilograms per hectare	0.832 kilograms per hectare	0.159 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2020s	0.84 kilograms per hectare	0.8425 kilograms per hectare	0.0025 kilograms per hectare	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Libya or Sweden?: Libya, at 0.84 kilograms per hectare against 0.8 kilograms per hectare in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Libya and Sweden?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Libya and Sweden rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Libya ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 141st 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.