What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Mozambique and Nepal?

0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nepal?

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.

Mozambique vs Nepal: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Mozambique

0.54 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nepal

0.6 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Mozambique rank

157th

Nepal rank

155th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Mozambique
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 0.6 kilograms per hectare against 0.54 kilograms per hectare in Mozambique, a difference of 0.06 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nepal ahead.

Mozambique ranks 157th and Nepal ranks 155th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.025 kilograms per hectare	0.032 kilograms per hectare	0.007 kilograms per hectare	Nepal
2000s	0.05 kilograms per hectare	0.075 kilograms per hectare	0.025 kilograms per hectare	Nepal
2010s	0.09 kilograms per hectare	0.254 kilograms per hectare	0.164 kilograms per hectare	Nepal
2020s	0.3075 kilograms per hectare	0.485 kilograms per hectare	0.1775 kilograms per hectare	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Mozambique or Nepal?: Nepal, at 0.6 kilograms per hectare against 0.54 kilograms per hectare in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Mozambique and Nepal?: 0.06 kilograms per hectare, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nepal?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Nepal rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Mozambique ranks 157th and Nepal ranks 155th 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.