India vs Turkey: Insecticide use
India
20,619 tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
18,619 tonnes
in 2023
India rank
6th
Turkey rank
7th
Insecticide use over time
- India
- Turkey
How they compare
India currently reports 20,619 tonnes against 18,619 tonnes in Turkey, a difference of 2,000 tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,112 tonnes | 13,710 tonnes | 28,403 tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 19,308 tonnes | 13,386 tonnes | 5,922 tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 20,619 tonnes | 10,706 tonnes | 9,913 tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 20,619 tonnes | 17,278 tonnes | 3,341 tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, India or Turkey?
- India, at 20,619 tonnes against 18,619 tonnes in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between India and Turkey?
- 2,000 tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Turkey?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do India and Turkey rank globally for insecticide use?
- India ranks 6th and Turkey ranks 7th 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.