Insecticide use by country
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
171,568 tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Pitcairn
Median
255 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,015
What the numbers show
Insecticide use is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 171,568 tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 255 tonnes, and the mean is 3,668 tonnes.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 2,488.2%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 100.0%).
Insecticide use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 171,568 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 127,282 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Vietnam | 81,664 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 58,756 tonnes | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 26,702 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 6 | India | 20,619 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 7 | Turkey | 18,619 tonnes | 2023 | up 116.5% | flat |
| 8 | Germany | 16,113 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Russia | 14,274 tonnes | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 13,382 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 13,227 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 11,511 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 9,978 tonnes | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 9,639 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 9,206 tonnes | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 16 | Mexico | 8,536 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 7,775 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Malaysia | 7,600 tonnes | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 19 | United States | 7,489 tonnes | 2023 | down 88.9% | falling |
| 20 | Cambodia | 7,178 tonnes | 2023 | up 496.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 6,996 tonnes | 2023 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 6,629 tonnes | 2023 | up 465.1% | volatile |
| 23 | South Korea | 6,472 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 24 | France | 6,237 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 4,628 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 4,539 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 4,245 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 3,354 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 29 | Taiwan | 2,830 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 30 | Paraguay | 2,702 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Iran | 2,600 tonnes | 2023 | up 58.4% | falling |
| 32 | Myanmar | 2,594 tonnes | 2023 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 2,580 tonnes | 2023 | up 119.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mozambique | 2,262 tonnes | 2023 | up 923.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Austria | 2,255 tonnes | 2023 | up 794.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Bolivia | 2,211 tonnes | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 1,997 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 1,958 tonnes | 2023 | up 378.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 1,731 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 1,729 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 1,701 tonnes | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Peru | 1,673 tonnes | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 43 | Nicaragua | 1,565 tonnes | 2023 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 1,547 tonnes | 2023 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Thailand | 1,358 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 1,229 tonnes | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 1,195 tonnes | 2023 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Portugal | 1,173 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 1,099 tonnes | 2023 | up 18.6% | flat |
| 50 | Sudan | 1,053 tonnes | 2023 | up 59.5% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,019 tonnes | 2023 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 991 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 53 | Botswana | 969 tonnes | 2023 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 961 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Panama | 913 tonnes | 2023 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Libya | 872 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 847 tonnes | 2023 | up 144.8% | rising |
| 58 | Uruguay | 801 tonnes | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Venezuela | 767 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Greece | 757 tonnes | 2023 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 739 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 62 | Poland | 717 tonnes | 2023 | down 45.4% | volatile |
| 63 | El Salvador | 667 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Congo | 653 tonnes | 2023 | up 233.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 652 tonnes | 2023 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 648 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 638 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | Guatemala | 625 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 69 | Israel | 612 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 70 | Togo | 600 tonnes | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Moldova | 599 tonnes | 2023 | up 116.2% | falling |
| 72 | Belgium | 564 tonnes | 2023 | down 44.5% | falling |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 543 tonnes | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 74 | Jamaica | 539 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 75 | Kuwait | 517 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 76 | Tunisia | 510 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 77 | Hungary | 509 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Ghana | 502 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 492 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,722.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Haiti | 469 tonnes | 2023 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 446 tonnes | 2023 | up 40.3% | falling |
| 82 | Lesotho | 440 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,488.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Syria | 412 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 84 | Gambia | 386 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 370 tonnes | 2023 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 367 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Fiji | 344 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 88 | Serbia | 335 tonnes | 2023 | down 29.2% | rising |
| 89 | Eswatini | 333 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.4% | falling |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 330 tonnes | 2023 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Macao | 318 tonnes | 2023 | up 893.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Rwanda | 317 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 311 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Saudi Arabia | 307 tonnes | 2023 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | 303 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Madagascar | 291 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 290 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 288 tonnes | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 99 | Liberia | 286 tonnes | 2023 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 263 tonnes | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 101 | Armenia | 258 tonnes | 2023 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Jordan | 258 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.7% | rising |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 255 tonnes | 2023 | up 844.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Lebanon | 255 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 103 | Palestine | 255 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 251 tonnes | 2023 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 248 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Maldives | 244 tonnes | 2023 | up 328.1% | volatile |
| 109 | Zambia | 229 tonnes | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 221 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 111 | Bulgaria | 216 tonnes | 2023 | up 96.4% | falling |
| 112 | Mauritius | 210 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 113 | Somalia | 205 tonnes | 2023 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Namibia | 191 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 115 | Saint Lucia | 186 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 116 | Tajikistan | 180 tonnes | 2023 | up 445.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 169 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Belarus | 169 tonnes | 2023 | up 293.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Honduras | 137 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 125 tonnes | 2023 | up 60.3% | falling |
| 120 | Cyprus | 125 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 113 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Czechia | 109 tonnes | 2023 | down 61.3% | rising |
| 124 | Senegal | 107 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.8% | falling |
| 125 | Cuba | 105 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 99 tonnes | 2023 | up 67.8% | flat |
| 127 | French Polynesia | 92 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 127 | East Timor | 92 tonnes | 2023 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Guyana | 90 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 130 | Slovakia | 84 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 82 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Cayman Islands | 77 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 133 | Belize | 74 tonnes | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Croatia | 69 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Oman | 66 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Aruba | 60 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 137 | Chad | 51 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.5% | falling |
| 138 | Iraq | 50 tonnes | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | 43 tonnes | 2023 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Denmark | 40 tonnes | 2023 | down 53.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 40 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 40 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Sweden | 38 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.0% | flat |
| 144 | Angola | 37 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 37 tonnes | 2023 | down 82.9% | flat |
| 144 | Djibouti | 37 tonnes | 2023 | up 311.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Netherlands Antilles | 37 tonnes | 2010 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 149 | Latvia | 35 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea | 28 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Guinea | 27 tonnes | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 27 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Niger | 26 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Hong Kong | 22 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 154 | Seychelles | 22 tonnes | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea | 21 tonnes | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Bermuda | 19 tonnes | 2023 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 157 | Samoa | 19 tonnes | 2023 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Grenada | 17 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 160 | Norway | 16 tonnes | 2023 | up 128.6% | falling |
| 161 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bahrain | 14 tonnes | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 13 tonnes | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Finland | 13 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Burundi | 12 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Laos | 12 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | 12 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Papua New Guinea | 11 tonnes | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 11 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Brunei | 10 tonnes | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Anguilla | 9 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 175 | Estonia | 8 tonnes | 2023 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Solomon Islands | 8 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.7% | flat |
| 177 | Kiribati | 7 tonnes | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Mongolia | 7 tonnes | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 177 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7 tonnes | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 180 | New Caledonia | 6 tonnes | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 181 | Barbados | 5 tonnes | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5 tonnes | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | 5 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 tonnes | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 181 | Cook Islands | 5 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Cape Verde | 4 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 3 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 187 | Mali | 3 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Andorra | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Bhutan | 2 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Faroe Islands | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Guam | 2 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 2 tonnes | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Montserrat | 2 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 189 | Wallis and Futuna | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Greenland | 1 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Nauru | 1 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | 1 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Tanzania | 1 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Helena | 1 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Falkland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Tokelau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Vatican | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 202 | Norfolk Island | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Pitcairn | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.