Which has higher insecticide use, French Polynesia or East Timor?

French Polynesia, at 92 tonnes against 92 tonnes in East Timor as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between French Polynesia and East Timor?

0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and East Timor?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

French Polynesia vs East Timor: Insecticide use

French Polynesia

92 tonnes

in 2023

East Timor

92 tonnes

in 2023

French Polynesia rank

127th

East Timor rank

127th

Insecticide use over time

French Polynesia
East Timor

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 92 tonnes against 92 tonnes in East Timor, a difference of 0 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was French Polynesia ahead.

French Polynesia ranks 127th and East Timor ranks 127th of 211 countries.

French Polynesia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	French Polynesia	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1990s	78.4 tonnes	2 tonnes	76.4 tonnes	French Polynesia
2000s	100.8 tonnes	4.1 tonnes	96.7 tonnes	French Polynesia
2010s	96.7 tonnes	26.8 tonnes	69.9 tonnes	French Polynesia
2020s	101.5 tonnes	84.75 tonnes	16.75 tonnes	French Polynesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, French Polynesia or East Timor?: French Polynesia, at 92 tonnes against 92 tonnes in East Timor as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between French Polynesia and East Timor?: 0 tonnes, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for French Polynesia and East Timor?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do French Polynesia and East Timor rank globally for insecticide use?: French Polynesia ranks 127th and East Timor ranks 127th 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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Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.