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

0 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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 Zambia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Nigeria

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Zambia

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Nigeria rank

124th

Zambia rank

124th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Nigeria
Zambia

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.09 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0 kilograms per hectare.

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

Nigeria ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 124th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.117 kilograms per hectare	0.476 kilograms per hectare	0.359 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2000s	0.252 kilograms per hectare	0.933 kilograms per hectare	0.681 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2010s	0.857 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.202 kilograms per hectare	Zambia
2020s	1.23 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.1375 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 Zambia?: Nigeria, at 1.09 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Nigeria and Zambia?: 0 kilograms per hectare, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Zambia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Nigeria ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 124th 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.