Bangladesh vs Mozambique: Insecticide use
Bangladesh
1,997 tonnes
in 2023
Mozambique
2,262 tonnes
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
37th
Mozambique rank
34th
Insecticide use over time
- Bangladesh
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 2,262 tonnes against 1,997 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 265 tonnes.
That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 34th of 211 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,220 tonnes | 26.1 tonnes | 1,194 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1,499 tonnes | 113.2 tonnes | 1,386 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 2,025 tonnes | 248.5 tonnes | 1,776 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1,997 tonnes | 1,189 tonnes | 808 tonnes | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Bangladesh or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 2,262 tonnes against 1,997 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Bangladesh and Mozambique?
- 265 tonnes, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Mozambique rank globally for insecticide use?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th and Mozambique ranks 34th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.