Denmark vs Sweden: Insecticide use

Denmark
40 tonnes
in 2023
Sweden
38 tonnes
in 2023
Denmark rank
140th
Sweden rank
143rd

Insecticide use over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
050100150200250199020062023

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 40 tonnes against 38 tonnes in Sweden, a difference of 2 tonnes.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 143rd of 211 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 115.3 tonnes 40.4 tonnes 74.9 tonnes Denmark
2000s 45.5 tonnes 40.3 tonnes 5.2 tonnes Denmark
2010s 60.8 tonnes 40.9 tonnes 19.9 tonnes Denmark
2020s 52.25 tonnes 34.25 tonnes 18 tonnes Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Denmark or Sweden?
Denmark, at 40 tonnes against 38 tonnes in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Denmark and Sweden?
2 tonnes, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for insecticide use?
Denmark ranks 140th and Sweden ranks 143rd 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

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

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