Egypt vs South Korea: Insecticide use
Egypt
4,628 tonnes
in 2023
South Korea
6,472 tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
25th
South Korea rank
23rd
Insecticide use over time
- Egypt
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 6,472 tonnes against 4,628 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 1,844 tonnes.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.4 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 211 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,056 tonnes | 9,040 tonnes | 5,984 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3,612 tonnes | 9,100 tonnes | 5,487 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4,231 tonnes | 6,198 tonnes | 1,967 tonnes | South Korea |
| 2020s | 4,315 tonnes | 5,391 tonnes | 1,076 tonnes | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Egypt or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 6,472 tonnes against 4,628 tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Egypt and South Korea?
- 1,844 tonnes, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Korea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and South Korea rank globally for insecticide use?
- Egypt ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd 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.