What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Slovenia and United Kingdom?

0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Slovenia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and United Kingdom?

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.

Slovenia vs United Kingdom: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Slovenia

2.98 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

United Kingdom

2.79 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Slovenia rank

82nd

United Kingdom rank

84th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Slovenia
United Kingdom

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 2.98 kilograms per hectare against 2.79 kilograms per hectare in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.19 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Slovenia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovenia ahead.

Slovenia ranks 82nd and United Kingdom ranks 84th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Slovenia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5 kilograms per hectare	5.52 kilograms per hectare	0.5175 kilograms per hectare	United Kingdom
2000s	6.32 kilograms per hectare	4.72 kilograms per hectare	1.6 kilograms per hectare	Slovenia
2010s	4.49 kilograms per hectare	3.19 kilograms per hectare	1.3 kilograms per hectare	Slovenia
2020s	3.63 kilograms per hectare	2.63 kilograms per hectare	1.01 kilograms per hectare	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Slovenia or United Kingdom?: Slovenia, at 2.98 kilograms per hectare against 2.79 kilograms per hectare in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Slovenia and United Kingdom?: 0.19 kilograms per hectare, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and United Kingdom?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Slovenia and United Kingdom rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Slovenia ranks 82nd and United Kingdom ranks 84th 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.