Which has higher insecticide use, Hong Kong or North Macedonia?

North Macedonia, at 27 tonnes against 22 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between Hong Kong and North Macedonia?

5 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North Macedonia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Hong Kong vs North Macedonia: Insecticide use

Hong Kong

22 tonnes

in 2023

North Macedonia

27 tonnes

in 2023

Hong Kong rank

154th

North Macedonia rank

151st

Insecticide use over time

Hong Kong
North Macedonia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 27 tonnes against 22 tonnes in Hong Kong, a difference of 5 tonnes.

That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.2 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was North Macedonia ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 154th and North Macedonia ranks 151st of 211 countries.

North Macedonia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong	North Macedonia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.62 tonnes	121.25 tonnes	91.62 tonnes	North Macedonia
2000s	25.3 tonnes	36.8 tonnes	11.5 tonnes	North Macedonia
2010s	25.2 tonnes	27 tonnes	1.8 tonnes	North Macedonia
2020s	17.75 tonnes	27 tonnes	9.25 tonnes	North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Hong Kong or North Macedonia?: North Macedonia, at 27 tonnes against 22 tonnes in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Hong Kong and North Macedonia?: 5 tonnes, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North Macedonia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and North Macedonia rank globally for insecticide use?: Hong Kong ranks 154th and North Macedonia ranks 151st 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

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: 07 August 2026

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