How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand?

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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Thailand: Pesticide breakdown by type

Democratic Republic of Congo

19 tonnes

in 2023

Thailand

23 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

32nd

Thailand rank

30th

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 23 tonnes against 19 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 4 tonnes.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 179 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	28.8 tonnes	55.9 tonnes	27.1 tonnes	Thailand
2000s	23.3 tonnes	92.4 tonnes	69.1 tonnes	Thailand
2010s	12.4 tonnes	96.8 tonnes	84.4 tonnes	Thailand
2020s	14.25 tonnes	44 tonnes	29.75 tonnes	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Democratic Republic of Congo or Thailand?: Thailand, at 23 tonnes against 19 tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand?: 4 tonnes, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Thailand rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 179 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide breakdown by type
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: 179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.