What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Netherlands and Uruguay?

0.4 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?

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.

Netherlands vs Uruguay: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Netherlands

6.95 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Uruguay

7.35 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Netherlands rank

44th

Uruguay rank

42nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Netherlands
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.35 kilograms per hectare against 6.95 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands, a difference of 0.4 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	9.93 kilograms per hectare	1.99 kilograms per hectare	7.95 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2000s	9.55 kilograms per hectare	5.6 kilograms per hectare	3.94 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2010s	9.68 kilograms per hectare	7.6 kilograms per hectare	2.08 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands
2020s	8.45 kilograms per hectare	7.72 kilograms per hectare	0.725 kilograms per hectare	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Netherlands or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 7.35 kilograms per hectare against 6.95 kilograms per hectare in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Netherlands and Uruguay?: 0.4 kilograms per hectare, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and Uruguay rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Netherlands ranks 44th and Uruguay ranks 42nd 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.