Australia and New Zealand vs Eastern Asia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use

Australia and New Zealand
47,496 t
in 2017
Eastern Asia
126,596 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
8th
Eastern Asia rank
8th

Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Eastern Asia
050.0k100.0k150.0k199020072024

How they compare

Eastern Asia currently reports 126,596 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 79,100 t.

That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 2.7 times Australia and New Zealand's.

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

Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Eastern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 20,294 t 100,554 t 80,260 t Eastern Asia
2000s 26,591 t 135,752 t 109,161 t Eastern Asia
2010s 38,512 t 160,250 t 121,738 t Eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, Australia and New Zealand or Eastern Asia?
Eastern Asia, at 126,596 t against 47,496 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Asia?
79,100 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Asia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Asia rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 8th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 194 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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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).