Canada vs France: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Canada
102,005 t
in 2024
France
69,831 t
in 2024
Canada rank
6th
France rank
9th

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Canada
  • France
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k120.0k199020072024

How they compare

Canada currently reports 102,005 t against 69,831 t in France, a difference of 32,174 t.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times France's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 9th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and France in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada France Difference Ahead
1990s 33,840 t 98,199 t 64,359 t France
2000s 41,063 t 80,004 t 38,941 t France
2010s 78,571 t 67,616 t 10,956 t Canada
2020s 98,061 t 67,446 t 30,615 t Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Canada or France?
Canada, at 102,005 t against 69,831 t in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Canada and France?
32,174 t, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Canada and France rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Canada ranks 6th and France ranks 9th 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).