What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Suriname?

46 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Suriname?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Suriname: Insecticide use

Democratic Republic of Congo

446 tonnes

in 2023

Suriname

492 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

81st

Suriname rank

79th

Insecticide use over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 492 tonnes against 446 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 46 tonnes.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.1 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 79th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
1990s	421.8 tonnes	48.6 tonnes	373.2 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	408.1 tonnes	142.7 tonnes	265.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	312.5 tonnes	70.7 tonnes	241.8 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	337.25 tonnes	342.25 tonnes	5 tonnes	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Suriname?: Suriname, at 492 tonnes against 446 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Suriname?: 46 tonnes, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Suriname?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Suriname rank globally for insecticide use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Suriname ranks 79th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.