Historical chemical weapons activity

Chemical weapons are chemicals used to cause death or harm through their poisonous properties. The closest a country came to using chemical weapons ever isrecorded.

Source: OWID based on ACA (2022), NTI (2022), and CNS (2008).

Note: 'Allegedly' refers to situations where a country was charged by another country of possessing or using chemical weapons, but the claims have not been confirmed by the country itself or impartialobservers.