Egypt vs Taiwan: Pesticide use
Egypt
11,635 tonnes
in 2023
Taiwan
10,549 tonnes
in 2023
Egypt rank
39th
Taiwan rank
41st
Pesticide use over time
- Egypt
- Taiwan
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 11,635 tonnes against 10,549 tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 1,086 tonnes.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 41st of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,912 tonnes | 9,941 tonnes | 4,030 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 6,863 tonnes | 9,298 tonnes | 2,435 tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 11,540 tonnes | 9,420 tonnes | 2,120 tonnes | Egypt |
| 2020s | 10,849 tonnes | 10,549 tonnes | 300.25 tonnes | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Egypt or Taiwan?
- Egypt, at 11,635 tonnes against 10,549 tonnes in Taiwan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Egypt and Taiwan?
- 1,086 tonnes, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Taiwan rank globally for pesticide use?
- Egypt ranks 39th and Taiwan ranks 41st 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.