Greece vs Uruguay: Insecticide use
Greece
757 tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
801 tonnes
in 2023
Greece rank
60th
Uruguay rank
58th
Insecticide use over time
- Greece
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 801 tonnes against 757 tonnes in Greece, a difference of 44 tonnes.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,343 tonnes | 249.4 tonnes | 2,094 tonnes | Greece |
| 2000s | 2,384 tonnes | 597.3 tonnes | 1,787 tonnes | Greece |
| 2010s | 1,093 tonnes | 1,100 tonnes | 7 tonnes | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 794.25 tonnes | 801 tonnes | 6.75 tonnes | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Greece or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 801 tonnes against 757 tonnes in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Greece and Uruguay?
- 44 tonnes, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Uruguay rank globally for insecticide use?
- Greece ranks 60th and Uruguay ranks 58th 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.