Nauru vs Tanzania: Insecticide use
Nauru
1 tonnes
in 2023
Tanzania
1 tonnes
in 2023
Nauru rank
197th
Tanzania rank
197th
Insecticide use over time
- Nauru
- Tanzania
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 1 tonnes against 1 tonnes in Tanzania, a difference of 0 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nauru ahead.
Nauru ranks 197th and Tanzania ranks 197th of 211 countries.
Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nauru | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 tonnes | 48.5 tonnes | 46.3 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.5 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.5 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 0.5 tonnes | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 1 tonnes | 1 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Nauru or Tanzania?
- Nauru, at 1 tonnes against 1 tonnes in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Nauru and Tanzania?
- 0 tonnes, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tanzania?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nauru and Tanzania rank globally for insecticide use?
- Nauru ranks 197th and Tanzania ranks 197th 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.