South Africa vs Spain: Insecticide use

South Africa

9,639 tonnes

in 2023

Spain

9,978 tonnes

in 2023

South Africa rank

14th

Spain rank

13th

Insecticide use over time

Spain currently reports 9,978 tonnes against 9,639 tonnes in South Africa, a difference of 339 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.

South Africa ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th 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.