Cote d'Ivoire vs New Caledonia: Insecticide use
Cote d'Ivoire
5 tonnes
in 2023
New Caledonia
6 tonnes
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
181st
New Caledonia rank
180th
Insecticide use over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 1 tonnes.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 1.2 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th of 211 countries.
Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.8 tonnes | 16.4 tonnes | 29.4 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 48.1 tonnes | 12.9 tonnes | 35.2 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 18 tonnes | 12.5 tonnes | 5.5 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 9.75 tonnes | 5 tonnes | 4.75 tonnes | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Cote d'Ivoire or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 6 tonnes against 5 tonnes in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Cote d'Ivoire and New Caledonia?
- 1 tonnes, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and New Caledonia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 181st and New Caledonia ranks 180th 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.