Canada vs Egypt: Insecticide use
Canada
4,245 tonnes
in 2023
Egypt
4,628 tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
27th
Egypt rank
25th
Insecticide use over time
- Canada
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4,628 tonnes against 4,245 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 383 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 25th of 211 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,948 tonnes | 3,056 tonnes | 107.9 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2,114 tonnes | 3,612 tonnes | 1,499 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 3,675 tonnes | 4,231 tonnes | 556 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,112 tonnes | 4,315 tonnes | 203 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Canada or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 4,628 tonnes against 4,245 tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Canada and Egypt?
- 383 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Egypt?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Egypt rank globally for insecticide use?
- Canada ranks 27th and Egypt ranks 25th 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.