What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Russia and Sweden?

0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Russia vs Sweden: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Russia

0.78 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sweden

0.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Russia rank

144th

Sweden rank

141st

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Russia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.78 kilograms per hectare in Russia, a difference of 0.02 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Russia ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2038 kilograms per hectare	0.5563 kilograms per hectare	0.3525 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2000s	0.294 kilograms per hectare	0.772 kilograms per hectare	0.478 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2010s	0.477 kilograms per hectare	0.832 kilograms per hectare	0.355 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2020s	0.7725 kilograms per hectare	0.8425 kilograms per hectare	0.07 kilograms per hectare	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Russia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.78 kilograms per hectare in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Russia and Sweden?: 0.02 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Russia ranks 144th and Sweden ranks 141st 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.