What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Morocco and Peru?

0.15 kilograms per hectare, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?

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.

Morocco vs Peru: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Morocco

1.56 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Peru

1.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Morocco rank

101st

Peru rank

98th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Morocco
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 1.71 kilograms per hectare against 1.56 kilograms per hectare in Morocco, a difference of 0.15 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Morocco's.

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

Morocco ranks 101st and Peru ranks 98th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Morocco	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.14 kilograms per hectare	0.303 kilograms per hectare	0.841 kilograms per hectare	Morocco
2000s	1.52 kilograms per hectare	0.668 kilograms per hectare	0.854 kilograms per hectare	Morocco
2010s	1.47 kilograms per hectare	1.48 kilograms per hectare	0.01 kilograms per hectare	Peru
2020s	1.57 kilograms per hectare	1.77 kilograms per hectare	0.205 kilograms per hectare	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Morocco or Peru?: Peru, at 1.71 kilograms per hectare against 1.56 kilograms per hectare in Morocco as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Morocco and Peru?: 0.15 kilograms per hectare, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Peru?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Morocco and Peru rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Morocco ranks 101st and Peru ranks 98th 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.