Egypt vs Uganda: Insecticide use
Egypt
4,628 tonnes
in 2023
Uganda
4,539 tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
25th
Uganda rank
26th
Insecticide use over time
- Egypt
- Uganda
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 4,628 tonnes against 4,539 tonnes in Uganda, a difference of 89 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 26th of 211 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,056 tonnes | 329.7 tonnes | 2,726 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2000s | 3,612 tonnes | 850.4 tonnes | 2,762 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2010s | 4,231 tonnes | 2,514 tonnes | 1,717 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,315 tonnes | 3,688 tonnes | 627.25 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Egypt or Uganda?
- Egypt, at 4,628 tonnes against 4,539 tonnes in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Egypt and Uganda?
- 89 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uganda?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Uganda rank globally for insecticide use?
- Egypt ranks 25th and Uganda ranks 26th 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.