Americas vs Brazil: Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time
- Americas
- Brazil
How they compare
Americas currently reports 213,483 t against 142,126 t in Brazil, a difference of 71,357 t.
That makes Americas's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 2nd of 26 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158,034 t | 23,688 t | 134,345 t | Americas |
| 2000s | 177,557 t | 43,907 t | 133,650 t | Americas |
| 2010s | 208,705 t | 92,780 t | 115,926 t | Americas |
| 2020s | 196,977 t | 128,578 t | 68,400 t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, Americas or Brazil?
- Americas, at 213,483 t against 142,126 t in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between Americas and Brazil?
- 71,357 t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Brazil?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Brazil rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Americas ranks 4th and Brazil ranks 2nd of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).