What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Pakistan vs Saudi Arabia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Pakistan

0.86 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

0.88 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Pakistan rank

137th

Saudi Arabia rank

136th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Pakistan
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.88 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Pakistan, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.545 kilograms per hectare	0.399 kilograms per hectare	0.146 kilograms per hectare	Pakistan
2000s	0.856 kilograms per hectare	1.01 kilograms per hectare	0.151 kilograms per hectare	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.852 kilograms per hectare	1.95 kilograms per hectare	1.1 kilograms per hectare	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.855 kilograms per hectare	1.69 kilograms per hectare	0.835 kilograms per hectare	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Pakistan or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.88 kilograms per hectare against 0.86 kilograms per hectare in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Saudi Arabia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Pakistan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Pakistan ranks 137th and Saudi Arabia ranks 136th 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.