Nigeria vs Spain: Pesticide use

Nigeria

48,184 tonnes

in 2023

Spain

52,907 tonnes

in 2023

Nigeria rank

13th

Spain rank

12th

Pesticide use over time

Spain currently reports 52,907 tonnes against 48,184 tonnes in Nigeria, a difference of 4,723 tonnes.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th 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.