Insecticide use in Mongolia

Mongolia: Insecticide use was 7 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
177th
of 211 countries
All-time high
7 tonnes
in 2019
All-time low
5 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Mongolia, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 5 tonnes1991: 5 tonnes1992: 5 tonnes1993: 5 tonnes1994: 5 tonnes1995: 5 tonnes1996: 5 tonnes1997: 5 tonnes1998: 5 tonnes1999: 5 tonnes2000: 5 tonnes2001: 5 tonnes2002: 5 tonnes2003: 5 tonnes2004: 5 tonnes2005: 5 tonnes2006: 5 tonnes2007: 5 tonnes2008: 5 tonnes2009: 5 tonnes2010: 5 tonnes2011: 5 tonnes2012: 5 tonnes2013: 6 tonnes2014: 6 tonnes2015: 6 tonnes2016: 6 tonnes2017: 6 tonnes2018: 6 tonnes2019: 7 tonnes2020: 7 tonnes2021: 7 tonnes2022: 7 tonnes2023: 7 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2023, insecticide use in Mongolia stood at 7 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Mongolia peaked at 7 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5 tonnes, in 1990.

That places Mongolia 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 10
2000s 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 5 tonnes 10
2010s 5.8 tonnes 5 tonnes 7 tonnes 10
2020s 7 tonnes 7 tonnes 7 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 174 Anguilla 9 tonnes compare
  2. 175 Estonia 8 tonnes compare
  3. 175 Solomon Islands 8 tonnes compare
  4. 177 Kiribati 7 tonnes compare
  5. 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7 tonnes compare
  6. 180 New Caledonia 6 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Mongolia?
Insecticide use in Mongolia was 7 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 7 tonnes in 2019.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 5 tonnes in 1990.
How does Mongolia rank for insecticide use?
Mongolia ranks 177th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Insecticide 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
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Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.