El Salvador vs Kazakhstan: Insecticide use
El Salvador
667 tonnes
in 2023
Kazakhstan
739 tonnes
in 2023
El Salvador rank
63rd
Kazakhstan rank
61st
Insecticide use over time
- El Salvador
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 739 tonnes against 667 tonnes in El Salvador, a difference of 72 tonnes.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 63rd and Kazakhstan ranks 61st of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Kazakhstan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,995 tonnes | 840.88 tonnes | 1,154 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 826.2 tonnes | 352.9 tonnes | 473.3 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1,113 tonnes | 507.3 tonnes | 605.5 tonnes | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 692.25 tonnes | 799 tonnes | 106.75 tonnes | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, El Salvador or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 739 tonnes against 667 tonnes in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 72 tonnes, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Kazakhstan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Kazakhstan rank globally for insecticide use?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd and Kazakhstan ranks 61st 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.