Which has higher pesticide use, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Ireland?

Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2,723 tonnes against 2,274 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide use between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ireland?

449 tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ireland?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Ireland: Pesticide use

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,723 tonnes

in 2023

Ireland

2,274 tonnes

in 2023

Bosnia and Herzegovina rank

82nd

Ireland rank

83rd

Pesticide use over time

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ireland

How they compare

Bosnia and Herzegovina currently reports 2,723 tonnes against 2,274 tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 449 tonnes.

That makes Bosnia and Herzegovina's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.

Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 82nd and Ireland ranks 83rd of 211 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bosnia and Herzegovina averaged higher in 1 and Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,216 tonnes	2,020 tonnes	195.62 tonnes	Bosnia and Herzegovina
2000s	2,171 tonnes	2,612 tonnes	441.3 tonnes	Ireland
2010s	2,324 tonnes	3,045 tonnes	721.7 tonnes	Ireland
2020s	2,723 tonnes	2,749 tonnes	25.75 tonnes	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide use, Bosnia and Herzegovina or Ireland?: Bosnia and Herzegovina, at 2,723 tonnes against 2,274 tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide use between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ireland?: 449 tonnes, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ireland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ireland rank globally for pesticide use?: Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 82nd and Ireland ranks 83rd 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: 28 August 2026

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