Africa vs Australia and New Zealand: Herbicides — Agricultural Use

Africa
59,672 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
47,496 t
in 2017
Africa rank
10th
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th

Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Africa
  • Australia and New Zealand
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199020072024

How they compare

Africa currently reports 59,672 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 12,176 t.

That makes Africa's figure about 1.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.

Africa ranks 10th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 24 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 1 and Australia and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 15,487 t 20,294 t 4,807 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 23,918 t 26,591 t 2,673 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 47,442 t 38,512 t 8,930 t Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, Africa or Australia and New Zealand?
Africa, at 59,672 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
12,176 t, with Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Australia and New Zealand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Africa and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
Africa ranks 10th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 24 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 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).