What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Oman and South Africa?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Oman ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?

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.

Oman vs South Africa: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Oman

3.41 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

South Africa

3.39 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Oman rank

75th

South Africa rank

77th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Oman
South Africa

How they compare

Oman currently reports 3.41 kilograms per hectare against 3.39 kilograms per hectare in South Africa, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Oman ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Oman averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Oman	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.81 kilograms per hectare	1.4 kilograms per hectare	0.411 kilograms per hectare	Oman
2000s	2.04 kilograms per hectare	2.13 kilograms per hectare	0.096 kilograms per hectare	South Africa
2010s	3.99 kilograms per hectare	2.95 kilograms per hectare	1.04 kilograms per hectare	Oman
2020s	3.07 kilograms per hectare	3.39 kilograms per hectare	0.3225 kilograms per hectare	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Oman or South Africa?: Oman, at 3.41 kilograms per hectare against 3.39 kilograms per hectare in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Oman and South Africa?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oman and South Africa?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Oman and South Africa rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Oman ranks 75th and South Africa ranks 77th 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.