Cameroon vs Nicaragua: Insecticide use
Cameroon
1,701 tonnes
in 2023
Nicaragua
1,565 tonnes
in 2023
Cameroon rank
41st
Nicaragua rank
43rd
Insecticide use over time
- Cameroon
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1,701 tonnes against 1,565 tonnes in Nicaragua, a difference of 136 tonnes.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 43rd of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97 tonnes | 678.4 tonnes | 581.4 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 358.6 tonnes | 2,030 tonnes | 1,672 tonnes | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 939.9 tonnes | 853.1 tonnes | 86.8 tonnes | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 1,734 tonnes | 1,491 tonnes | 242.5 tonnes | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Cameroon or Nicaragua?
- Cameroon, at 1,701 tonnes against 1,565 tonnes in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 136 tonnes, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nicaragua?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nicaragua rank globally for insecticide use?
- Cameroon ranks 41st and Nicaragua ranks 43rd 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.