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

0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.

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

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.

Sweden vs East Timor: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Sweden

0.8 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

East Timor

0.79 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Sweden rank

141st

East Timor rank

143rd

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Sweden
East Timor

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.79 kilograms per hectare in East Timor, a difference of 0.01 kilograms per hectare.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

Sweden ranks 141st and East Timor ranks 143rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sweden	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.592 kilograms per hectare	0.02 kilograms per hectare	0.572 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2000s	0.772 kilograms per hectare	0.033 kilograms per hectare	0.739 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2010s	0.832 kilograms per hectare	0.234 kilograms per hectare	0.598 kilograms per hectare	Sweden
2020s	0.8425 kilograms per hectare	0.73 kilograms per hectare	0.1125 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, Sweden or East Timor?: Sweden, at 0.8 kilograms per hectare against 0.79 kilograms per hectare in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Sweden and East Timor?: 0.01 kilograms per hectare, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and East Timor?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sweden and East Timor rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Sweden ranks 141st and East Timor ranks 143rd 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.