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Pesticide breakdown by type by country

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.

Countries reporting
130
Highest
9,788 tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Netherlands Antilles
Median
1.5 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,942

What the numbers show

Pesticide breakdown by type is currently reported for 130 countries. The highest value is 9,788 tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Netherlands Antilles.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.5 tonnes, and the mean is 134.62 tonnes.

Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Malaysia (up 13,877.3%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Pesticide breakdown by type: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Indonesia 9,788 tonnes 2023 down 6.4% rising
2 Malaysia 3,075 tonnes 2023 up 13,877.3% volatile
3 Nigeria 574 tonnes 2023 up 21.4% volatile
4 Kuwait 443 tonnes 2023 down 47.8% rising
5 Libya 373 tonnes 2023 up 14.8% volatile
6 Russia 326 tonnes 2023 down 31.5% volatile
7 Zambia 310 tonnes 2023 down 13.9% falling
8 Morocco 295 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
9 Turkey 283 tonnes 2023 up 119.4% volatile
10 Cambodia 260 tonnes 2023 up 642.9% volatile
11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 251 tonnes 2023 up 36.4% rising
12 Haiti 237 tonnes 2023 up 123.6% volatile
13 Namibia 170 tonnes 2023 up 53.2% rising
14 Gambia 100 tonnes 2023 up 56.2% volatile
15 Benin 85 tonnes 2023 up 400.0% volatile
16 Papua New Guinea 71 tonnes 2023 up 24.6% rising
17 Vietnam 68 tonnes 2023 up 94.3% volatile
18 Seychelles 62 tonnes 2023 down 30.3% volatile
19 Bolivia 47 tonnes 2023 down 71.7% falling
19 Philippines 47 tonnes 2023 up 74.1% rising
21 Macao 45 tonnes 2023 up 60.7% rising
22 Jamaica 39 tonnes 2023 up 34.5% rising
22 Lebanon 39 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
24 Georgia 38 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
25 Tunisia 35 tonnes 2023 up 29.6% rising
26 Maldives 34 tonnes 2023 up 750.0% volatile
27 Myanmar 32 tonnes 2023 up 3,100.0% volatile
28 Oman 31 tonnes 2023 up 342.9% volatile
29 Albania 25 tonnes 2023 up 38.9% volatile
30 Thailand 23 tonnes 2023 — volatile
31 Czechia 20 tonnes 2023 up 400.0% volatile
32 Democratic Republic of Congo 19 tonnes 2023 up 46.2% falling
32 Italy 19 tonnes 2023 up 1,800.0% volatile
34 Ukraine 18 tonnes 2023 — volatile
35 Canada 14 tonnes 2023 — volatile
35 Cameroon 14 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% volatile
35 Eswatini 14 tonnes 2023 up 180.0% falling
38 Liberia 12 tonnes 2023 up 140.0% falling
39 Gabon 11 tonnes 2023 unchanged rising
40 Bahamas 9 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
40 Bermuda 9 tonnes 2023 down 75.0% volatile
40 Nepal 9 tonnes 2023 down 10.0% volatile
40 Somalia 9 tonnes 2023 up 125.0% volatile
44 Bangladesh 8 tonnes 2023 down 11.1% volatile
45 Azerbaijan 7 tonnes 2023 up 600.0% volatile
45 Kenya 7 tonnes 2023 up 16.7% volatile
45 Mongolia 7 tonnes 2023 unchanged flat
45 Syria 7 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
49 Hungary 6 tonnes 2023 — volatile
49 Suriname 6 tonnes 2023 — volatile
51 Botswana 5 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
51 Germany 5 tonnes 2023 down 37.5% volatile
51 Guatemala 5 tonnes 2023 down 28.6% volatile
51 Iran 5 tonnes 2023 down 79.2% volatile
51 Romania 5 tonnes 2023 up 25.0% volatile
56 Sudan 4 tonnes 2023 up 33.3% volatile
56 Sierra Leone 4 tonnes 2023 up 100.0% falling
56 Serbia 4 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% falling
59 Brunei 3 tonnes 2023 up 50.0% volatile
59 Iraq 3 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
59 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 tonnes 2023 up 200.0% volatile
59 El Salvador 3 tonnes 2023 — volatile
63 Djibouti 2 tonnes 2023 — volatile
63 Croatia 2 tonnes 2023 — volatile
63 Uruguay 2 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Angola 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
66 Chile 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Denmark 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Equatorial Guinea 1 tonnes 2023 down 50.0% volatile
66 Japan 1 tonnes 2023 down 66.7% falling
66 Mozambique 1 tonnes 2023 down 87.5% volatile
66 Malawi 1 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 New Zealand 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Poland 1 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Senegal 1 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 East Timor 1 tonnes 2023 — volatile
66 Trinidad and Tobago 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Vanuatu 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged volatile
66 Mayotte 1 tonnes 2023 unchanged falling
80 Aruba 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Argentina 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Armenia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Austria 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Belgium 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Bulgaria 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Bahrain 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Belize 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Barbados 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Bhutan 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Switzerland 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Colombia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Costa Rica 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Cuba 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Cayman Islands 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Dominican Republic 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Ecuador 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Egypt 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Ethiopia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 France 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 United Kingdom 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Greece 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Grenada 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Honduras 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 India 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Jordan 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Kazakhstan 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Laos 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Sri Lanka 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Lithuania 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Moldova 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Mali 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Mauritius 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Nicaragua 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Netherlands 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Panama 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Peru 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Portugal 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Paraguay 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 French Polynesia 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Rwanda 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 Saudi Arabia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Slovakia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Slovenia 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Togo 0 tonnes 2023 down 100.0% volatile
80 United States 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 British Virgin Islands 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Zimbabwe 0 tonnes 2023 — volatile
80 Netherlands Antilles 0 tonnes 2010 down 100.0% falling

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticide breakdown by type
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
179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
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Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.