Which has higher insecticide use, Philippines or United States?

United States, at 7,489 tonnes against 6,996 tonnes in Philippines as of 2023.

What is the difference in insecticide use between Philippines and United States?

493 tonnes, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Philippines vs United States: Insecticide use

Philippines

6,996 tonnes

in 2023

United States

7,489 tonnes

in 2023

Philippines rank

21st

United States rank

19th

Insecticide use over time

Philippines
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 7,489 tonnes against 6,996 tonnes in Philippines, a difference of 493 tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Philippines ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th of 211 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,271 tonnes	94,982 tonnes	92,711 tonnes	United States
2000s	2,658 tonnes	81,125 tonnes	78,467 tonnes	United States
2010s	3,217 tonnes	62,401 tonnes	59,184 tonnes	United States
2020s	6,859 tonnes	7,545 tonnes	685.5 tonnes	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticide use, Philippines or United States?: United States, at 7,489 tonnes against 6,996 tonnes in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in insecticide use between Philippines and United States?: 493 tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Philippines and United States rank globally for insecticide use?: Philippines ranks 21st and United States ranks 19th 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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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: 18 September 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.