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

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.

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

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 Sierra Leone: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Madagascar

0.2 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sierra Leone

0.21 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Madagascar rank

178th

Sierra Leone rank

176th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Madagascar
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 0.21 kilograms per hectare against 0.2 kilograms per hectare in Madagascar, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Madagascar ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	0.428 kilograms per hectare	0.398 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone
2000s	0.035 kilograms per hectare	0.11 kilograms per hectare	0.075 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.137 kilograms per hectare	0.161 kilograms per hectare	0.024 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone
2020s	0.2075 kilograms per hectare	0.21 kilograms per hectare	0.0025 kilograms per hectare	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Madagascar or Sierra Leone?: Sierra Leone, at 0.21 kilograms per hectare against 0.2 kilograms per hectare in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sierra Leone?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Sierra Leone rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Madagascar ranks 178th and Sierra Leone ranks 176th 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.