Sierra Leone vs East Timor: Insecticide use
Sierra Leone
99 tonnes
in 2023
East Timor
92 tonnes
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
126th
East Timor rank
127th
Insecticide use over time
- Sierra Leone
- East Timor
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 99 tonnes against 92 tonnes in East Timor, a difference of 7 tonnes.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
Sierra Leone ranks 126th and East Timor ranks 127th of 211 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7 tonnes | 2 tonnes | 97.7 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 43.4 tonnes | 4.1 tonnes | 39.3 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 78.7 tonnes | 26.8 tonnes | 51.9 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 99 tonnes | 84.75 tonnes | 14.25 tonnes | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Sierra Leone or East Timor?
- Sierra Leone, at 99 tonnes against 92 tonnes in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Sierra Leone and East Timor?
- 7 tonnes, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and East Timor?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and East Timor rank globally for insecticide use?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th and East Timor ranks 127th 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.