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Total pesticide use per area of cropland

kg/ha · higher is better · 190 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Suriname38.8
  2. 2Antigua and Barbuda36.6
  3. 3Qatar35.1
  4. 4Djibouti34.2
  5. 5Turks and Caicos Islands28
  6. 6St. Lucia27.6
  7. 7New Caledonia26.1
  8. 8Trinidad and Tobago25
  9. 9Maldives23.7
  10. 10St. Vincent and the Grenadines21.9
  11. 11Andorra21.6
  12. 12St. Kitts and Nevis19.9
  13. 13Seychelles19.5
  14. 14Grenada18.5
  15. 15Hong Kong SAR, China18.3
  16. 16Costa Rica17.4
  17. 17Israel17.1
  18. 18Naoero16.9
  19. 19Brunei Darussalam16.7
  20. 20Bahamas, The16.2
  21. 21Ecuador14.6
  22. 22Panama14.5
  23. 23Viet Nam13.9
  24. 24Taiwan13.5
  25. 25Korea, Rep.13.5
  26. 26Malta12.7
  27. 27Brazil12.6
  28. 28West Bank and Gaza11.9
  29. 29Belize11.3
  30. 30Palau10.8
  31. 31Japan10.6
  32. 32French Polynesia10.1
  33. 33Chile9.2
  34. 34New Zealand8.9
  35. 35Jamaica8.7
  36. 36Barbados8.6
  37. 37British Virgin Islands8.5
  38. 38Nicaragua8.4
  39. 39Uruguay7.4
  40. 40Mauritius7.1
  41. 41Netherlands7
  42. 42Georgia6.8
  43. 43Indonesia6.7
  44. 44Lebanon6.6
  45. 45Cyprus6.5
  46. 46Argentina6.3
  47. 47Eswatini6.2
  48. 48Micronesia, Fed. Sts.6.1
  49. 48Bosnia and Herzegovina6.1
  50. 49Montenegro6
  51. 50Honduras6
  52. 51Samoa6
  53. 52Australia5.8
  54. 53Belgium5.4
  55. 54Ireland5.2
  56. 55Botswana4.9
  57. 56Guatemala4.7
  58. 57Mongolia4.5
  59. 58Fiji4.4
  60. 59Congo, Rep.4.4
  61. 60Portugal4.4
  62. 61Bahrain4.3
  63. 62Italy4.2
  64. 63Cambodia4.2
  65. 64Paraguay4
  66. 65Colombia3.9
  67. 66Austria3.8
  68. 67France3.7
  69. 67Malaysia3.7
  70. 68Switzerland3.6
  71. 68Guyana3.6
  72. 69Germany3.4
  73. 69Oman3.4
  74. 70South Africa3.4
  75. 71Philippines3.4
  76. 72Moldova3.3
  77. 73Spain3.2
  78. 74El Salvador3.2
  79. 75Slovenia3
  80. 76Egypt, Arab Rep.2.9
  81. 77United Kingdom2.8
  82. 78United States2.8
  83. 79Bolivia2.7
  84. 80Canada2.5
  85. 81Turkiye2.4
  86. 82Jordan2.3
  87. 83Armenia2
  88. 84Gabon1.9
  89. 85Luxembourg1.9
  90. 86Czechia1.8
  91. 87Bangladesh1.8
  92. 88Poland1.7
  93. 89Benin1.7
  94. 89China1.7
  95. 89Peru1.7
  96. 90Morocco1.6
  97. 91Mexico1.5
  98. 91Lesotho1.5
  99. 92Mauritania1.5
  100. 93Hungary1.5
  101. 94Liberia1.5
  102. 95Namibia1.5
  103. 95Greece1.5
  104. 96Finland1.5
  105. 97Denmark1.4
  106. 98Slovak Republic1.4
  107. 98Rwanda1.4
  108. 99Bhutan1.3
  109. 100Ghana1.3
  110. 100Dominican Republic1.3
  111. 101Lithuania1.3
  112. 101Croatia1.3
  113. 102Cameroon1.3
  114. 103Gambia, The1.2
  115. 104Latvia1.2
  116. 105Tuvalu1.2
  117. 106Venezuela, RB1.2
  118. 107Nigeria1.1
  119. 107Zambia1.1
  120. 108Guam1.1
  121. 109Uganda1.1
  122. 110Yemen, Rep.1
  123. 110Romania1
  124. 111Turkmenistan1
  125. 112Papua New Guinea1
  126. 113Estonia0.99
  127. 114Kiribati0.98
  128. 115Bulgaria0.95
  129. 116Myanmar0.94
  130. 117Saudi Arabia0.88
  131. 118Pakistan0.86
  132. 118Haiti0.86
  133. 118Belarus0.86
  134. 119Libya0.84
  135. 120Serbia0.8
  136. 120Sweden0.8
  137. 121Timor-Leste0.79
  138. 122Norway0.78
  139. 122Russian Federation0.78
  140. 122Equatorial Guinea0.78
  141. 123Algeria0.71
  142. 124Sri Lanka0.7
  143. 125Kenya0.69
  144. 126Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.66
  145. 127Tunisia0.65
  146. 127Tajikistan0.65
  147. 127Tonga0.65
  148. 128Nepal0.6
  149. 129Ukraine0.57
  150. 130Mozambique0.54
  151. 130Zimbabwe0.54
  152. 131Togo0.51
  153. 132Malawi0.48
  154. 133Burkina Faso0.45
  155. 134Sao Tome and Principe0.44
  156. 134Albania0.44
  157. 135Kyrgyz Republic0.42
  158. 136Northern Mariana Islands0.41
  159. 137Solomon Islands0.39
  160. 138Syrian Arab Republic0.35
  161. 139Comoros0.34
  162. 140Iran, Islamic Rep.0.33
  163. 141Kazakhstan0.3
  164. 142India0.24
  165. 143Azerbaijan0.23
  166. 144Ethiopia0.22
  167. 144Cuba0.22
  168. 145Sierra Leone0.21
  169. 145North Macedonia0.21
  170. 146Madagascar0.2
  171. 147Sudan0.19
  172. 148Senegal0.15
  173. 148Thailand0.15
  174. 149Guinea-Bissau0.13
  175. 150Lao PDR0.12
  176. 151Vanuatu0.11
  177. 152Congo, Dem. Rep.0.1
  178. 152Iraq0.1
  179. 152Central African Republic0.1
  180. 153Cabo Verde0.09
  181. 154Eritrea0.04
  182. 155Burundi0.03
  183. 156Guinea0.02
  184. 157Angola0.01
  185. 157Iceland0.01
  186. 157Chad0.01
  187. 158Mali0
  188. 158Niger0
  189. 158Cote d'Ivoire0
  190. 158Tanzania0

Total pesticide use per area of cropland