Brazil vs China, mainland: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use

Brazil
169,834 t
in 2024
China, mainland
63,400 t
in 2024
Brazil rank
1st
China, mainland rank
3rd

Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Brazil
  • China, mainland
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 169,834 t against 63,400 t in China, mainland, a difference of 106,434 t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.7 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 192 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and China, mainland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil China, mainland Difference Ahead
1990s 14,327 t 50,007 t 35,680 t China, mainland
2000s 25,119 t 71,966 t 46,847 t China, mainland
2010s 74,274 t 84,101 t 9,828 t China, mainland
2020s 147,214 t 61,033 t 86,182 t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use, Brazil or China, mainland?
Brazil, at 169,834 t against 63,400 t in China, mainland as of 2024.
What is the difference in fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use between Brazil and China, mainland?
106,434 t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China, mainland?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Brazil and China, mainland rank globally for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
Brazil ranks 1st and China, mainland ranks 3rd of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 8,156 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).