Ecuador vs France: Insecticide use
Ecuador
6,629 tonnes
in 2023
France
6,237 tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador rank
22nd
France rank
24th
Insecticide use over time
- Ecuador
- France
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 6,629 tonnes against 6,237 tonnes in France, a difference of 392 tonnes.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Ecuador ranks 22nd and France ranks 24th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 722.3 tonnes | 6,824 tonnes | 6,101 tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 4,542 tonnes | 2,170 tonnes | 2,371 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5,901 tonnes | 5,144 tonnes | 757.6 tonnes | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 6,488 tonnes | 6,585 tonnes | 97 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Ecuador or France?
- Ecuador, at 6,629 tonnes against 6,237 tonnes in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Ecuador and France?
- 392 tonnes, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and France rank globally for insecticide use?
- Ecuador ranks 22nd and France ranks 24th 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.