Asia vs Canada: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Asia
1.06 million t
in 2024
Canada
102,005 t
in 2024
Asia rank
1st
Canada rank
6th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Asia
  • Canada
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How they compare

Asia currently reports 1.06 million t against 102,005 t in Canada, a difference of 955,845 t.

That makes Asia's figure about 10.4 times Canada's.

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

Asia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 6th of 17 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia Canada Difference Ahead
1990s 671,702 t 33,840 t 637,862 t Asia
2000s 852,846 t 41,063 t 811,784 t Asia
2010s 1.09 million t 78,571 t 1.01 million t Asia
2020s 1.03 million t 98,061 t 934,520 t Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Asia or Canada?
Asia, at 1.06 million t against 102,005 t in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Asia and Canada?
955,845 t, with Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Canada?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Asia and Canada rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Asia ranks 1st and Canada ranks 6th of 17 regions.
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

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).