Australia and New Zealand vs Eastern Africa: Insecticides — Agricultural Use

Australia and New Zealand
11,363 t
in 2017
Eastern Africa
12,650 t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th
Eastern Africa rank
16th

Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Eastern Africa
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020072024

How they compare

Eastern Africa currently reports 12,650 t against 11,363 t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1,287 t.

That makes Eastern Africa's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 200 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Eastern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 6,320 t 3,162 t 3,158 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 8,028 t 3,734 t 4,294 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 11,419 t 6,971 t 4,448 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, Australia and New Zealand or Eastern Africa?
Eastern Africa, at 12,650 t against 11,363 t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Africa?
1,287 t, with Eastern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Africa?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Eastern Africa rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 200 countries.
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

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 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).