What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Peru and Poland?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Poland?

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.

Peru vs Poland: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Peru

1.71 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Poland

1.73 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Peru rank

98th

Poland rank

96th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Peru
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 1.73 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in Peru, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

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

Peru ranks 98th and Poland ranks 96th of 198 countries.

Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.303 kilograms per hectare	0.55 kilograms per hectare	0.247 kilograms per hectare	Poland
2000s	0.668 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.389 kilograms per hectare	Poland
2010s	1.48 kilograms per hectare	2.03 kilograms per hectare	0.55 kilograms per hectare	Poland
2020s	1.77 kilograms per hectare	2.04 kilograms per hectare	0.26 kilograms per hectare	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Peru or Poland?: Poland, at 1.73 kilograms per hectare against 1.71 kilograms per hectare in Peru as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Peru and Poland?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Poland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Peru and Poland rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Peru ranks 98th and Poland ranks 96th 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.