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

0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.

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

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 Venezuela: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Nigeria

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Venezuela

1.19 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nigeria rank

124th

Venezuela rank

123rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Nigeria
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.19 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

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

Nigeria ranks 124th and Venezuela ranks 123rd of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.117 kilograms per hectare	1.05 kilograms per hectare	0.931 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2000s	0.252 kilograms per hectare	1.17 kilograms per hectare	0.918 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2010s	0.857 kilograms per hectare	1.19 kilograms per hectare	0.333 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2020s	1.23 kilograms per hectare	1.19 kilograms per hectare	0.0375 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 Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 1.19 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Venezuela?: 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Venezuela?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Venezuela rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Nigeria ranks 124th and Venezuela ranks 123rd 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.