What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Uganda?

0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?

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.

Nigeria vs Uganda: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Nigeria

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Uganda

1.05 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nigeria rank

124th

Uganda rank

127th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Nigeria
Uganda

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.09 kilograms per hectare against 1.05 kilograms per hectare in Uganda, a difference of 0.04 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 127th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.117 kilograms per hectare	0.114 kilograms per hectare	0.003 kilograms per hectare	Nigeria
2000s	0.252 kilograms per hectare	0.22 kilograms per hectare	0.032 kilograms per hectare	Nigeria
2010s	0.857 kilograms per hectare	0.579 kilograms per hectare	0.278 kilograms per hectare	Nigeria
2020s	1.23 kilograms per hectare	0.85 kilograms per hectare	0.3775 kilograms per hectare	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Nigeria or Uganda?: Nigeria, at 1.09 kilograms per hectare against 1.05 kilograms per hectare in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Uganda?: 0.04 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Nigeria ranks 124th and Uganda ranks 127th 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.