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

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Tajikistan ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Nepal vs Tajikistan: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Nepal

0.6 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tajikistan

0.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nepal rank

155th

Tajikistan rank

152nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Nepal
Tajikistan

How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.65 kilograms per hectare against 0.6 kilograms per hectare in Nepal, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Nepal ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 152nd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and Tajikistan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Tajikistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0325 kilograms per hectare	0.1388 kilograms per hectare	0.1063 kilograms per hectare	Tajikistan
2000s	0.075 kilograms per hectare	0.149 kilograms per hectare	0.074 kilograms per hectare	Tajikistan
2010s	0.254 kilograms per hectare	0.209 kilograms per hectare	0.045 kilograms per hectare	Nepal
2020s	0.485 kilograms per hectare	0.55 kilograms per hectare	0.065 kilograms per hectare	Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Nepal or Tajikistan?: Tajikistan, at 0.65 kilograms per hectare against 0.6 kilograms per hectare in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Nepal and Tajikistan?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tajikistan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Tajikistan rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Nepal ranks 155th and Tajikistan ranks 152nd 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.