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

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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 Thailand: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Madagascar

0.2 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Thailand

0.15 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Madagascar rank

178th

Thailand rank

180th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Madagascar
Thailand

How they compare

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

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.03 kilograms per hectare	1.01 kilograms per hectare	0.982 kilograms per hectare	Thailand
2000s	0.035 kilograms per hectare	2.29 kilograms per hectare	2.25 kilograms per hectare	Thailand
2010s	0.137 kilograms per hectare	1.86 kilograms per hectare	1.72 kilograms per hectare	Thailand
2020s	0.2075 kilograms per hectare	0.4175 kilograms per hectare	0.21 kilograms per hectare	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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