Italy vs Spain: Insecticide use
Italy
9,206 tonnes
in 2023
Spain
9,978 tonnes
in 2023
Italy rank
15th
Spain rank
13th
Insecticide use over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9,978 tonnes against 9,206 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 772 tonnes.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,955 tonnes | 9,102 tonnes | 2,853 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 12,241 tonnes | 12,422 tonnes | 181.1 tonnes | Spain |
| 2010s | 11,242 tonnes | 9,965 tonnes | 1,276 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 11,282 tonnes | 11,696 tonnes | 414.5 tonnes | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 9,978 tonnes against 9,206 tonnes in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Italy and Spain?
- 772 tonnes, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for insecticide use?
- Italy ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th 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.