Malaysia vs Philippines: Insecticide use

Malaysia

7,600 tonnes

in 2023

Philippines

6,996 tonnes

in 2023

Malaysia rank

18th

Philippines rank

21st

Insecticide use over time

Malaysia currently reports 7,600 tonnes against 6,996 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 604 tonnes.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 21st of 211 countries.

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.