What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Philippines and Spain?

0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Spain?

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.

Philippines vs Spain: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Philippines

3.36 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Spain

3.19 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Philippines rank

78th

Spain rank

80th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Philippines
Spain

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 3.36 kilograms per hectare against 3.19 kilograms per hectare in Spain, a difference of 0.17 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

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

Philippines ranks 78th and Spain ranks 80th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.66 kilograms per hectare	1.74 kilograms per hectare	0.073 kilograms per hectare	Spain
2000s	1.86 kilograms per hectare	2.23 kilograms per hectare	0.375 kilograms per hectare	Spain
2010s	2.02 kilograms per hectare	4.1 kilograms per hectare	2.09 kilograms per hectare	Spain
2020s	3.3 kilograms per hectare	3.92 kilograms per hectare	0.6175 kilograms per hectare	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Philippines or Spain?: Philippines, at 3.36 kilograms per hectare against 3.19 kilograms per hectare in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Philippines and Spain?: 0.17 kilograms per hectare, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Spain?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Spain rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Philippines ranks 78th and Spain ranks 80th 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.