Which has higher insecticide use, Dominican Republic or Saudi Arabia?

Dominican Republic, at 311 tonnes against 307 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia?

4 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Saudi Arabia: Insecticide use

Dominican Republic

311 tonnes

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

307 tonnes

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

93rd

Saudi Arabia rank

94th

Insecticide use over time

Dominican Republic
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 311 tonnes against 307 tonnes in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 4 tonnes.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 94th of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,596 tonnes	668 tonnes	928.1 tonnes	Dominican Republic
2000s	466.9 tonnes	2,152 tonnes	1,685 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2010s	803.8 tonnes	3,705 tonnes	2,901 tonnes	Saudi Arabia
2020s	362.25 tonnes	1,622 tonnes	1,260 tonnes	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Dominican Republic or Saudi Arabia?: Dominican Republic, at 311 tonnes against 307 tonnes in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia?: 4 tonnes, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Saudi Arabia rank globally for insecticide use?: Dominican Republic ranks 93rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 94th 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.