Argentina vs Brazil: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Argentina
262,507 t
in 2024
Brazil
755,489 t
in 2024
Argentina rank
3rd
Brazil rank
1st

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020072024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 755,489 t against 262,507 t in Argentina, a difference of 492,982 t.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.9 times Argentina's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Brazil Difference Ahead
1990s 44,064 t 89,212 t 45,148 t Brazil
2000s 134,839 t 226,916 t 92,076 t Brazil
2010s 210,632 t 488,071 t 277,439 t Brazil
2020s 258,310 t 743,377 t 485,067 t Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Argentina or Brazil?
Brazil, at 755,489 t against 262,507 t in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Argentina and Brazil?
492,982 t, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Brazil?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Brazil rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Argentina ranks 3rd and Brazil ranks 1st of 200 countries.
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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — 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).