What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Venezuela and Zambia?

0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?

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.

Venezuela vs Zambia: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland

Venezuela

1.19 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Zambia

1.09 kilograms per hectare

in 2023

Venezuela rank

123rd

Zambia rank

124th

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland over time

Venezuela
Zambia

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.19 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.1 kilograms per hectare.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Venezuela ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 124th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Venezuela	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.05 kilograms per hectare	0.476 kilograms per hectare	0.572 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2000s	1.17 kilograms per hectare	0.933 kilograms per hectare	0.237 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2010s	1.19 kilograms per hectare	1.06 kilograms per hectare	0.131 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela
2020s	1.19 kilograms per hectare	1.09 kilograms per hectare	0.1 kilograms per hectare	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use per hectare of cropland, Venezuela or Zambia?: Venezuela, at 1.19 kilograms per hectare against 1.09 kilograms per hectare in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use per hectare of cropland between Venezuela and Zambia?: 0.1 kilograms per hectare, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Venezuela and Zambia rank globally for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?: Venezuela ranks 123rd and Zambia ranks 124th 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.