What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Malaysia and Switzerland?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?

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.

Malaysia vs Switzerland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Malaysia

3.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Switzerland

3.63 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Malaysia rank

71st

Switzerland rank

73rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Malaysia
Switzerland

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.65 kilograms per hectare against 3.63 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Malaysia ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 73rd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.03 kilograms per hectare	4.25 kilograms per hectare	0.23 kilograms per hectare	Switzerland
2000s	5.78 kilograms per hectare	3.92 kilograms per hectare	1.87 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia
2010s	6.78 kilograms per hectare	5.04 kilograms per hectare	1.74 kilograms per hectare	Malaysia
2020s	4.15 kilograms per hectare	4.62 kilograms per hectare	0.47 kilograms per hectare	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Malaysia or Switzerland?: Malaysia, at 3.65 kilograms per hectare against 3.63 kilograms per hectare in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Malaysia and Switzerland?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Switzerland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Switzerland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Malaysia ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 73rd 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.