Fiji vs Gambia: Insecticide use
Fiji
344 tonnes
in 2023
Gambia
386 tonnes
in 2023
Fiji rank
87th
Gambia rank
84th
Insecticide use over time
- Fiji
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 386 tonnes against 344 tonnes in Fiji, a difference of 42 tonnes.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 87th and Gambia ranks 84th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151.5 tonnes | 117.6 tonnes | 33.9 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2000s | 309.9 tonnes | 370 tonnes | 60.1 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 358.4 tonnes | 267.7 tonnes | 90.7 tonnes | Fiji |
| 2020s | 344 tonnes | 311.5 tonnes | 32.5 tonnes | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Fiji or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 386 tonnes against 344 tonnes in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Fiji and Gambia?
- 42 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Gambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Fiji and Gambia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Fiji ranks 87th and Gambia ranks 84th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.