What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Norway and Sweden?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?

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.

Norway vs Sweden: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Norway

0.78 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sweden

0.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Norway rank

144th

Sweden rank

141st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.78 kilograms per hectare in Norway, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.924 kilograms per hectare	0.592 kilograms per hectare	0.332 kilograms per hectare	Norway
2000s	0.742 kilograms per hectare	0.772 kilograms per hectare	0.03 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2010s	0.88 kilograms per hectare	0.832 kilograms per hectare	0.048 kilograms per hectare	Norway
2020s	0.8625 kilograms per hectare	0.8425 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Norway or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.78 kilograms per hectare in Norway as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Norway and Sweden?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Norway ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st 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.