Australia vs Spain: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Australia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 59,858 t against 59,634 t in Australia, a difference of 224 t.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,522 t | 33,500 t | 6,978 t | Spain |
| 2000s | 34,519 t | 39,604 t | 5,086 t | Spain |
| 2010s | 50,937 t | 69,007 t | 18,070 t | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Australia or Spain?
- Spain, at 59,858 t against 59,634 t in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Australia and Spain?
- 224 t, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Spain?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and Spain rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Australia ranks 13th and Spain ranks 12th 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
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).