Botswana vs Libya: Insecticide use

Botswana

969 tonnes

in 2023

Libya

872 tonnes

in 2023

Botswana rank

53rd

Libya rank

56th

Insecticide use over time

Botswana currently reports 969 tonnes against 872 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 97 tonnes.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Botswana ranks 53rd and Libya ranks 56th 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.