Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Herbicides — Agricultural Use

Asia
301,386 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
47,496 t
in 2017
Asia rank
1st
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th

Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Asia
  • Australia and New Zealand
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

How they compare

Asia currently reports 301,386 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 253,890 t.

That makes Asia's figure about 6.3 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Asia has been ahead every year.

Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 17 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 203,765 t 20,294 t 183,471 t Asia
2000s 277,547 t 26,591 t 250,957 t Asia
2010s 357,984 t 38,512 t 319,472 t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
Asia, at 301,386 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
253,890 t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
Asia ranks 1st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th of 17 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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About this data

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).