Kuwait vs Tunisia: Insecticide use
Kuwait
517 tonnes
in 2023
Tunisia
510 tonnes
in 2023
Kuwait rank
75th
Tunisia rank
76th
Insecticide use over time
- Kuwait
- Tunisia
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 517 tonnes against 510 tonnes in Tunisia, a difference of 7 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.
Kuwait ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 211 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 345.3 tonnes | 154.1 tonnes | 191.2 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 494.9 tonnes | 226.7 tonnes | 268.2 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 715 tonnes | 446 tonnes | 269 tonnes | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 588.75 tonnes | 524.5 tonnes | 64.25 tonnes | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Kuwait or Tunisia?
- Kuwait, at 517 tonnes against 510 tonnes in Tunisia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Kuwait and Tunisia?
- 7 tonnes, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Tunisia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Tunisia rank globally for insecticide use?
- Kuwait ranks 75th and Tunisia ranks 76th 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.