Canada vs Europe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Canada
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 470,342 t against 102,005 t in Canada, a difference of 368,337 t.
That makes Europe's figure about 4.6 times Canada's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Europe has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 6th and Europe ranks 6th of 200 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,840 t | 473,497 t | 439,657 t | Europe |
| 2000s | 41,063 t | 447,689 t | 406,627 t | Europe |
| 2010s | 78,571 t | 506,500 t | 427,929 t | Europe |
| 2020s | 98,061 t | 480,280 t | 382,219 t | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Canada or Europe?
- Europe, at 470,342 t against 102,005 t in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Canada and Europe?
- 368,337 t, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Europe rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 6th and Europe ranks 6th 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).