Egypt vs Guatemala: Pesticide use
Egypt
11,635 tonnes
in 2023
Guatemala
12,982 tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
39th
Guatemala rank
37th
Pesticide use over time
- Egypt
- Guatemala
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 12,982 tonnes against 11,635 tonnes in Egypt, a difference of 1,347 tonnes.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Guatemala ranks 37th of 211 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guatemala | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,912 tonnes | 11,896 tonnes | 5,984 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 6,863 tonnes | 13,971 tonnes | 7,108 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 11,540 tonnes | 13,639 tonnes | 2,098 tonnes | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 10,849 tonnes | 13,657 tonnes | 2,808 tonnes | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Egypt or Guatemala?
- Guatemala, at 12,982 tonnes against 11,635 tonnes in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Egypt and Guatemala?
- 1,347 tonnes, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guatemala?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Guatemala rank globally for pesticide use?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Guatemala ranks 37th 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.