Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Syria?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 446 tonnes against 412 tonnes in Syria as of 2023.

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

34 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Syria: Insecticide use

Democratic Republic of Congo

446 tonnes

in 2023

Syria

412 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

81st

Syria rank

83rd

Insecticide use over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Syria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 446 tonnes against 412 tonnes in Syria, a difference of 34 tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Syria ranks 83rd of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	421.8 tonnes	226.7 tonnes	195.1 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	408.1 tonnes	288.7 tonnes	119.4 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	312.5 tonnes	405.8 tonnes	93.3 tonnes	Syria
2020s	337.25 tonnes	412 tonnes	74.75 tonnes	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Democratic Republic of Congo or Syria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 446 tonnes against 412 tonnes in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 34 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for insecticide use?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 81st and Syria ranks 83rd 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.