Australia vs Germany: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Australia
59,634 t
in 2017
Germany
45,174 t
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Germany rank
15th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Australia
  • Germany
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 59,634 t against 45,174 t in Germany, a difference of 14,460 t.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 15th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Germany in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 26,522 t 29,992 t 3,470 t Germany
2000s 34,519 t 37,197 t 2,678 t Germany
2010s 50,937 t 45,358 t 5,580 t Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Australia or Germany?
Australia, at 59,634 t against 45,174 t in Germany as of 2017.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Australia and Germany?
14,460 t, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Germany?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Australia and Germany rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Australia ranks 13th and Germany ranks 15th of 194 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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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).