Argentina vs Northern America: Herbicides — Agricultural Use

Argentina
249,796 t
in 2024
Northern America
452,140 t
in 2024
Argentina rank
2nd
Northern America rank
3rd

Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Argentina
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 452,140 t against 249,796 t in Argentina, a difference of 202,344 t.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.8 times Argentina's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 188 countries.

Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Northern America Difference Ahead
1990s 31,367 t 233,941 t 202,575 t Northern America
2000s 121,622 t 228,153 t 106,531 t Northern America
2010s 196,438 t 334,333 t 137,895 t Northern America
2020s 245,523 t 451,231 t 205,709 t Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, Argentina or Northern America?
Northern America, at 452,140 t against 249,796 t in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between Argentina and Northern America?
202,344 t, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Northern America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Northern America rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
Argentina ranks 2nd and Northern America ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
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).