Colombia vs Peru: Insecticide use
Colombia
1,547 tonnes
in 2023
Peru
1,673 tonnes
in 2023
Colombia rank
44th
Peru rank
42nd
Insecticide use over time
- Colombia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 1,673 tonnes against 1,547 tonnes in Colombia, a difference of 126 tonnes.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 42nd of 211 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,614 tonnes | 427.1 tonnes | 4,187 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2000s | 13,770 tonnes | 1,005 tonnes | 12,766 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6,329 tonnes | 1,351 tonnes | 4,977 tonnes | Colombia |
| 2020s | 15,642 tonnes | 1,864 tonnes | 13,778 tonnes | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Colombia or Peru?
- Peru, at 1,673 tonnes against 1,547 tonnes in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Colombia and Peru?
- 126 tonnes, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Peru rank globally for insecticide use?
- Colombia ranks 44th and Peru ranks 42nd 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.