China vs United States of America: Herbicides — Agricultural Use

China
104,811 t
in 2024
United States of America
371,161 t
in 2024
China rank
3rd
United States of America rank
5th

Herbicides — Agricultural Use over time

  • China
  • United States of America
100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k199020072024

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 371,161 t against 104,811 t in China, a difference of 266,350 t.

That makes United States of America's figure about 3.5 times China's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

China ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 83,546 t 206,838 t 123,292 t United States of America
2000s 117,922 t 195,838 t 77,916 t United States of America
2010s 137,052 t 274,456 t 137,404 t United States of America
2020s 101,214 t 374,301 t 273,087 t United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher herbicides — agricultural use, China or United States of America?
United States of America, at 371,161 t against 104,811 t in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in herbicides — agricultural use between China and United States of America?
266,350 t, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do China and United States of America rank globally for herbicides — agricultural use?
China ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 5th 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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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).