What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Panama and Vietnam?

0.56 kilograms per hectare, with Panama ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?

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.

Panama vs Vietnam: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Panama

14.46 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Vietnam

13.9 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Panama rank

23rd

Vietnam rank

24th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Panama
Vietnam

How they compare

Panama currently reports 14.46 kilograms per hectare against 13.9 kilograms per hectare in Vietnam, a difference of 0.56 kilograms per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 23rd and Vietnam ranks 24th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Vietnam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4.55 kilograms per hectare	3.37 kilograms per hectare	1.18 kilograms per hectare	Panama
2000s	3.21 kilograms per hectare	3.79 kilograms per hectare	0.571 kilograms per hectare	Vietnam
2010s	2.76 kilograms per hectare	8.67 kilograms per hectare	5.9 kilograms per hectare	Vietnam
2020s	14.74 kilograms per hectare	12.02 kilograms per hectare	2.72 kilograms per hectare	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Panama or Vietnam?: Panama, at 14.46 kilograms per hectare against 13.9 kilograms per hectare in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Panama and Vietnam?: 0.56 kilograms per hectare, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Vietnam?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Panama and Vietnam rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Panama ranks 23rd and Vietnam ranks 24th 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.