Which has higher pesticide use, Bangladesh or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 16,983 tonnes against 15,506 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Bangladesh and United Kingdom?

1,477 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?

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 use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United Kingdom: Pesticide use

Bangladesh

15,506 tonnes

in 2023

United Kingdom

16,983 tonnes

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

34th

United Kingdom rank

31st

Pesticide use over time

Bangladesh
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 16,983 tonnes against 15,506 tonnes in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,477 tonnes.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,734 tonnes	33,170 tonnes	31,436 tonnes	United Kingdom
2000s	7,775 tonnes	27,815 tonnes	20,040 tonnes	United Kingdom
2010s	14,607 tonnes	19,623 tonnes	5,016 tonnes	United Kingdom
2020s	15,506 tonnes	15,946 tonnes	439.75 tonnes	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Bangladesh or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 16,983 tonnes against 15,506 tonnes in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Bangladesh and United Kingdom?: 1,477 tonnes, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and United Kingdom rank globally for pesticide use?: Bangladesh ranks 34th and United Kingdom ranks 31st 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide 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: 30 October 2026

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.