Canada vs Central America: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Canada
- Central America
How they compare
Central America currently reports 134,558 t against 102,005 t in Canada, a difference of 32,553 t.
That makes Central America's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central America ahead.
Canada ranks 6th and Central America ranks 12th of 200 countries.
Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Central America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,840 t | 56,609 t | 22,769 t | Central America |
| 2000s | 41,063 t | 75,160 t | 34,097 t | Central America |
| 2010s | 78,571 t | 95,335 t | 16,764 t | Central America |
| 2020s | 98,061 t | 109,232 t | 11,170 t | Central America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Canada or Central America?
- Central America, at 134,558 t against 102,005 t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Canada and Central America?
- 32,553 t, with Central America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Central America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Central America rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 6th and Central America ranks 12th 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).