Americas vs China: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
Americas currently reports 1.91 million t against 252,919 t in China, a difference of 1.65 million t.
That makes Americas's figure about 7.5 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 25 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 708,692 t | 201,304 t | 507,387 t | Americas |
| 2000s | 1.04 million t | 284,614 t | 751,598 t | Americas |
| 2010s | 1.46 million t | 331,220 t | 1.13 million t | Americas |
| 2020s | 1.83 million t | 244,248 t | 1.59 million t | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Americas or China?
- Americas, at 1.91 million t against 252,919 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Americas and China?
- 1.65 million t, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Americas ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 25 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — 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).