What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Madagascar and Senegal?

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?

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.

Madagascar vs Senegal: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Madagascar

0.2 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Senegal

0.15 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Madagascar rank

178th

Senegal rank

180th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Madagascar
Senegal

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.2 kilograms per hectare against 0.15 kilograms per hectare in Senegal, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Madagascar ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 180th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	0.137 kilograms per hectare	0.107 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2000s	0.035 kilograms per hectare	0.148 kilograms per hectare	0.113 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2010s	0.137 kilograms per hectare	0.169 kilograms per hectare	0.032 kilograms per hectare	Senegal
2020s	0.2075 kilograms per hectare	0.15 kilograms per hectare	0.0575 kilograms per hectare	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Madagascar or Senegal?: Madagascar, at 0.2 kilograms per hectare against 0.15 kilograms per hectare in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Madagascar and Senegal?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Senegal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Senegal rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Madagascar ranks 178th and Senegal ranks 180th 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.