Switzerland vs Zambia: Insecticide use

Switzerland

248 tonnes

in 2023

Zambia

229 tonnes

in 2023

Switzerland rank

107th

Zambia rank

109th

Insecticide use over time

Switzerland currently reports 248 tonnes against 229 tonnes in Zambia, a difference of 19 tonnes.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Switzerland ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 109th 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.