Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Insecticides — Agricultural Use

Australia
11,060 t
in 2017
Australia and New Zealand
11,363 t
in 2017
Australia rank
14th
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th

Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k199020032017

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 11,363 t against 11,060 t in Australia, a difference of 303 t.

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

Australia ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th 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 Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 5,947 t 6,320 t 373.8 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 7,727 t 8,028 t 300.7 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 11,116 t 11,419 t 303.38 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 11,363 t against 11,060 t in Australia as of 2017.
What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
303 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
Australia ranks 14th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th 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).