Nigeria vs South Africa: Insecticide use

Nigeria

13,227 tonnes

in 2023

South Africa

9,639 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

11th

South Africa rank

14th

Insecticide use over time

Nigeria currently reports 13,227 tonnes against 9,639 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 3,588 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Nigeria ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th 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.