Brazil vs Middle Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Brazil
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 755,489 t against 14,634 t in Middle Africa, a difference of 740,855 t.
That makes Brazil's figure about 51.6 times Middle Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Middle Africa ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89,212 t | 2,800 t | 86,412 t | Brazil |
| 2000s | 226,916 t | 4,272 t | 222,644 t | Brazil |
| 2010s | 488,071 t | 8,557 t | 479,514 t | Brazil |
| 2020s | 743,377 t | 14,497 t | 728,880 t | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Brazil or Middle Africa?
- Brazil, at 755,489 t against 14,634 t in Middle Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Brazil and Middle Africa?
- 740,855 t, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Middle Africa rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Middle Africa ranks 4th 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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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).