Eritrea vs Latvia: Insecticide use
Eritrea
28 tonnes
in 2023
Latvia
35 tonnes
in 2023
Eritrea rank
150th
Latvia rank
149th
Insecticide use over time
- Eritrea
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 35 tonnes against 28 tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 7 tonnes.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.2 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.
Eritrea ranks 150th and Latvia ranks 149th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 tonnes | 4.71 tonnes | 8 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 27.7 tonnes | 21.3 tonnes | 6.4 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 28 tonnes | 41.4 tonnes | 13.4 tonnes | Latvia |
| 2020s | 28 tonnes | 36 tonnes | 8 tonnes | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Eritrea or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 35 tonnes against 28 tonnes in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Eritrea and Latvia?
- 7 tonnes, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Latvia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Latvia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Eritrea ranks 150th and Latvia ranks 149th 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.