Ecuador vs Italy: Pesticide use
Ecuador
35,220 tonnes
in 2023
Italy
39,571 tonnes
in 2023
Ecuador rank
21st
Italy rank
18th
Pesticide use over time
- Ecuador
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 39,571 tonnes against 35,220 tonnes in Ecuador, a difference of 4,351 tonnes.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Ecuador ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th of 211 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,983 tonnes | 85,751 tonnes | 79,768 tonnes | Italy |
| 2000s | 15,259 tonnes | 81,277 tonnes | 66,018 tonnes | Italy |
| 2010s | 29,378 tonnes | 60,022 tonnes | 30,644 tonnes | Italy |
| 2020s | 32,055 tonnes | 47,636 tonnes | 15,581 tonnes | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Ecuador or Italy?
- Italy, at 39,571 tonnes against 35,220 tonnes in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Ecuador and Italy?
- 4,351 tonnes, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Italy?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Italy rank globally for pesticide use?
- Ecuador ranks 21st and Italy ranks 18th 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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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.