Russia vs Turkey: Insecticide use
Russia
14,274 tonnes
in 2023
Turkey
18,619 tonnes
in 2023
Russia rank
9th
Turkey rank
7th
Insecticide use over time
- Russia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 18,619 tonnes against 14,274 tonnes in Russia, a difference of 4,345 tonnes.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Russia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Turkey has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,794 tonnes | 13,629 tonnes | 11,834 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2000s | 3,854 tonnes | 13,386 tonnes | 9,532 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2010s | 7,688 tonnes | 10,706 tonnes | 3,019 tonnes | Turkey |
| 2020s | 13,830 tonnes | 17,278 tonnes | 3,448 tonnes | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Russia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 18,619 tonnes against 14,274 tonnes in Russia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Russia and Turkey?
- 4,345 tonnes, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkey?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Russia and Turkey rank globally for insecticide use?
- Russia ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 7th 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.