Insecticide use in Mongolia
Mongolia: Insecticide use was 7 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Mongolia, 1990–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 174 Anguilla 9 tonnes compare
- 175 Estonia 8 tonnes compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 8 tonnes compare
- 177 Kiribati 7 tonnes compare
- 177 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7 tonnes compare
- 180 New Caledonia 6 tonnes compare
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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
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.