Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Insecticide use
Bangladesh
1,997 tonnes
in 2023
Netherlands
1,731 tonnes
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
37th
Netherlands rank
39th
Insecticide use over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1,997 tonnes against 1,731 tonnes in Netherlands, a difference of 266 tonnes.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,220 tonnes | 534.2 tonnes | 685.4 tonnes | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 1,499 tonnes | 1,626 tonnes | 126.9 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2,025 tonnes | 2,487 tonnes | 462 tonnes | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1,997 tonnes | 2,356 tonnes | 359 tonnes | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Bangladesh or Netherlands?
- Bangladesh, at 1,997 tonnes against 1,731 tonnes in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 266 tonnes, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for insecticide use?
- Bangladesh ranks 37th and Netherlands ranks 39th 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.