Libya vs Nigeria: Pesticide breakdown by type

Libya

373 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

574 tonnes

in 2023

Libya rank

5th

Nigeria rank

3rd

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Nigeria currently reports 574 tonnes against 373 tonnes in Libya, a difference of 201 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Libya's.

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

Libya ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 3rd of 179 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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