What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Sri Lanka and Tonga?

0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Tonga: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Sri Lanka

0.7 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Tonga

0.65 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sri Lanka rank

149th

Tonga rank

152nd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Sri Lanka
Tonga

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.65 kilograms per hectare in Tonga, a difference of 0.05 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 149th and Tonga ranks 152nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.902 kilograms per hectare	0.404 kilograms per hectare	0.498 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.804 kilograms per hectare	0.424 kilograms per hectare	0.38 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2010s	0.673 kilograms per hectare	0.494 kilograms per hectare	0.179 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka
2020s	0.9625 kilograms per hectare	0.665 kilograms per hectare	0.2975 kilograms per hectare	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Sri Lanka or Tonga?: Sri Lanka, at 0.7 kilograms per hectare against 0.65 kilograms per hectare in Tonga as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 0.05 kilograms per hectare, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tonga?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Tonga rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Sri Lanka ranks 149th and Tonga ranks 152nd 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.