Ecuador vs United States: Insecticide use

Ecuador

6,629 tonnes

in 2023

United States

7,489 tonnes

in 2023

Ecuador rank

22nd

United States rank

19th

Insecticide use over time

United States currently reports 7,489 tonnes against 6,629 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 860 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 22nd and United States ranks 19th of 211 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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