Pesticide use per hectare of cropland by country
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
38.77 kilograms per hectare
Suriname
Lowest
0 kilograms per hectare
Tanzania
Median
1.71 kilograms per hectare
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,594
What the numbers show
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 38.77 kilograms per hectare in Suriname; the lowest is 0 kilograms per hectare in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.71 kilograms per hectare, and the mean is 5.22 kilograms per hectare.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 2,580.0%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 97.8%).
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 38.77 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 376.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 36.59 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 3 | Qatar | 35.11 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 4 | Djibouti | 34.16 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 214.3% | rising |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles | 29.75 kilograms per hectare | 2010 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 6 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Saint Lucia | 27.59 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 25.9% | falling |
| 8 | New Caledonia | 26.06 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24.96 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Maldives | 23.67 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 21.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 12 | Andorra | 21.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 14 | Seychelles | 19.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Grenada | 18.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 56.3% | rising |
| 16 | Hong Kong | 18.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 17.36 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 18 | Israel | 17.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 19 | Nauru | 16.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 274.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Brunei | 16.69 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 21 | Bahamas | 16.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 59.8% | falling |
| 22 | Ecuador | 14.62 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 501.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Panama | 14.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 327.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Vietnam | 13.9 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 70.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Taiwan | 13.54 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | South Korea | 13.49 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 27 | Malta | 12.74 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 12.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Palestine | 11.91 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 30 | Belize | 11.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 20.3% | falling |
| 31 | Palau | 10.8 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Japan | 10.61 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 33 | French Polynesia | 10.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 9.23 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 122.9% | volatile |
| 35 | New Zealand | 8.93 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | Jamaica | 8.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 37 | Barbados | 8.55 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 38 | British Virgin Islands | 8.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 40.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 8.36 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cook Islands | 7.86 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Montserrat | 7.38 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 7.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 7.13 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands | 6.95 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 45 | Georgia | 6.8 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 46 | Indonesia | 6.68 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 47 | Lebanon | 6.62 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 48 | Cyprus | 6.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 49 | Argentina | 6.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 50 | Eswatini | 6.21 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 159.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6.13 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 202.0% | rising |
| 51 | Micronesia (country) | 6.13 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 53 | Montenegro | 6.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 5.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 55 | Samoa | 5.95 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 286.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Australia | 5.81 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 5.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 58 | Ireland | 5.16 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 59 | Botswana | 4.85 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 183.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Guatemala | 4.74 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 61 | Mongolia | 4.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 417.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Fiji | 4.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Congo | 4.38 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 222.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 4.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 65 | Bahrain | 4.31 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Italy | 4.17 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 67 | Cambodia | 4.15 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 412.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Paraguay | 3.98 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 69 | Colombia | 3.89 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 3.79 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 71 | France | 3.65 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 71 | Malaysia | 3.65 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 31.9% | rising |
| 73 | Guyana | 3.63 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 75 | Germany | 3.41 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 75 | Oman | 3.41 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 77 | South Africa | 3.39 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 78 | Philippines | 3.36 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 79 | Moldova | 3.27 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 80 | Spain | 3.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 81 | El Salvador | 3.16 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 82 | Slovenia | 2.98 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 83 | Egypt | 2.87 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 2.79 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 85 | United States | 2.78 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 86 | Bolivia | 2.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Mayotte | 2.7 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | 2.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 89 | Turkey | 2.4 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 90 | Jordan | 2.26 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 2.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Gabon | 1.93 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 1.85 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 94 | Czechia | 1.78 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 95 | Bangladesh | 1.76 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Poland | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Wallis and Futuna | 1.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Benin | 1.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 98 | China | 1.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 98 | Peru | 1.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Morocco | 1.56 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 102 | Lesotho | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Mexico | 1.53 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 104 | Mauritania | 1.52 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 198.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Hungary | 1.5 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 106 | Liberia | 1.49 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 152.5% | rising |
| 107 | Greece | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 107 | Namibia | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 52.1% | rising |
| 107 | Tokelau | 1.46 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 83.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Finland | 1.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 111 | Denmark | 1.38 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 112 | Rwanda | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Slovakia | 1.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 114 | Bhutan | 1.34 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 2,580.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Dominican Republic | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 74.0% | rising |
| 115 | Ghana | 1.31 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Croatia | 1.29 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 117 | Lithuania | 1.29 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Cameroon | 1.25 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 111.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Gambia | 1.24 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Latvia | 1.22 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Tuvalu | 1.21 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 123 | Venezuela | 1.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 124 | Nigeria | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Zambia | 1.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 126 | Guam | 1.08 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Uganda | 1.05 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Romania | 1.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 128 | Yemen | 1.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 130 | Turkmenistan | 1.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 132 | Estonia | 0.99 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 133 | Kiribati | 0.98 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Bulgaria | 0.95 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 187.9% | rising |
| 135 | Myanmar | 0.94 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Saudi Arabia | 0.88 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | 0.86 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 120.5% | rising |
| 137 | Haiti | 0.86 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Pakistan | 0.86 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 140 | Libya | 0.84 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 15.1% | falling |
| 141 | Serbia | 0.8 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 38.9% | flat |
| 141 | Sweden | 0.8 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 143 | East Timor | 0.79 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.78 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Norway | 0.78 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 144 | Russia | 0.78 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 147 | Saint Helena | 0.73 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Algeria | 0.71 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 149 | Sri Lanka | 0.7 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 150 | Kenya | 0.69 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 151 | Somalia | 0.66 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 127.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0.65 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 364.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 0.65 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 152 | Tunisia | 0.65 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 155 | Nepal | 0.6 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Ukraine | 0.57 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Mozambique | 0.54 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 575.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | 0.54 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 159 | Togo | 0.51 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 160 | Malawi | 0.48 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Burkina Faso | 0.45 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 162 | Albania | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 162 | Niue | 0.44 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.42 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.41 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | 0.39 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 168 | Syria | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.34 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Iran | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | 0.3 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | India | 0.24 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 173 | Azerbaijan | 0.23 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Cuba | 0.22 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 174 | Ethiopia | 0.22 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 176 | North Macedonia | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Sierra Leone | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Madagascar | 0.2 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Sudan | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 180 | Senegal | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 180 | Thailand | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.13 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 183 | Laos | 0.12 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Vanuatu | 0.11 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 185 | Central African Republic | 0.1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 185 | Iraq | 0.1 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 188 | Cape Verde | 0.09 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Eritrea | 0.04 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Burundi | 0.03 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 191 | Guinea | 0.02 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Angola | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 192 | Chad | 0.01 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 195 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Mali | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Niger | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 195 | Tanzania | 0 kilograms per hectare | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.