Canada vs Eastern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Canada
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Eastern Asia currently reports 320,602 t against 102,005 t in Canada, a difference of 218,597 t.
That makes Eastern Asia's figure about 3.1 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Eastern Asia has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 200 countries.
Eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,840 t | 306,683 t | 272,843 t | Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 41,063 t | 376,932 t | 335,869 t | Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 78,571 t | 405,179 t | 326,607 t | Eastern Asia |
| 2020s | 98,061 t | 315,776 t | 217,714 t | Eastern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Canada or Eastern Asia?
- Eastern Asia, at 320,602 t against 102,005 t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Canada and Eastern Asia?
- 218,597 t, with Eastern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Eastern Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 6th and Eastern Asia ranks 8th 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).