Argentina vs Egypt: Insecticide use

Argentina

3,354 tonnes

in 2023

Egypt

4,628 tonnes

in 2023

Argentina rank

28th

Egypt rank

25th

Insecticide use over time

Egypt currently reports 4,628 tonnes against 3,354 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 1,274 tonnes.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Egypt ranks 25th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
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: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.