Brazil vs Indonesia: Insecticide use
Brazil
127,282 tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
171,568 tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
1st
Insecticide use over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 171,568 tonnes against 127,282 tonnes in Brazil, a difference of 44,286 tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Indonesia has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 1st of 211 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,688 tonnes | 64,310 tonnes | 40,622 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 43,907 tonnes | 109,781 tonnes | 65,874 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 92,780 tonnes | 164,082 tonnes | 71,302 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 122,477 tonnes | 157,927 tonnes | 35,450 tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 171,568 tonnes against 127,282 tonnes in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 44,286 tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 1st 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.