Argentina vs Paraguay: Insecticide use

Argentina

3,354 tonnes

in 2023

Paraguay

2,702 tonnes

in 2023

Argentina rank

28th

Paraguay rank

30th

Insecticide use over time

Argentina currently reports 3,354 tonnes against 2,702 tonnes in Paraguay, a difference of 652 tonnes.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Paraguay's.

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

Argentina ranks 28th and Paraguay ranks 30th 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.