Pesticide breakdown by type by country
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.
Countries reporting
175
Highest
9,788 tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Pitcairn
Median
0 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
5,942
What the numbers show
Pesticide breakdown by type is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 9,788 tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 tonnes, and the mean is 99.99 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 80 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Argentina | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Austria | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Burundi | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Central African Republic | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Switzerland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Cyprus | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Finland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | France | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Faroe Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | United Kingdom | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Ghana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Greece | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Greenland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Guam | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Guyana | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Honduras | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | India | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Israel | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Jordan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Laos | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Latvia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Moldova | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Madagascar | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mali | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mauritania | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Niger | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Pakistan | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Panama | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Peru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Solomon Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Sweden | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Yemen | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Anguilla | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Falkland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Tokelau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Vatican | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 tonnes | 2010 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 80 | Norfolk Island | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 80 | Pitcairn | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.