Germany vs Nigeria: Pesticide use

Germany

40,494 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria

48,184 tonnes

in 2023

Germany rank

16th

Nigeria rank

13th

Pesticide use over time

Nigeria currently reports 48,184 tonnes against 40,494 tonnes in Germany, a difference of 7,690 tonnes.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 16th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 211 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

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