Congo vs Kazakhstan: Insecticide use
Congo
653 tonnes
in 2023
Kazakhstan
739 tonnes
in 2023
Congo rank
64th
Kazakhstan rank
61st
Insecticide use over time
- Congo
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 739 tonnes against 653 tonnes in Congo, a difference of 86 tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Congo ranks 64th and Kazakhstan ranks 61st of 211 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 142.62 tonnes | 840.88 tonnes | 698.25 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 293.3 tonnes | 352.9 tonnes | 59.6 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 165.2 tonnes | 507.3 tonnes | 342.1 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 415.5 tonnes | 799 tonnes | 383.5 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Congo or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 739 tonnes against 653 tonnes in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 86 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Kazakhstan rank globally for insecticide use?
- Congo ranks 64th and Kazakhstan ranks 61st 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.