Argentina vs Iran: Insecticide use

Argentina

3,354 tonnes

in 2023

Iran

2,600 tonnes

in 2023

Argentina rank

28th

Iran rank

31st

Insecticide use over time

Argentina currently reports 3,354 tonnes against 2,600 tonnes in Iran, a difference of 754 tonnes.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Iran ranks 31st 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.