China vs Northern America: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- China
- Northern America
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 531,645 t against 252,919 t in China, a difference of 278,726 t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 2.1 times China's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 201,304 t | 449,943 t | 248,639 t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 284,614 t | 443,143 t | 158,529 t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 331,220 t | 501,938 t | 170,718 t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 244,248 t | 530,991 t | 286,743 t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, China or Northern America?
- Northern America, at 531,645 t against 252,919 t in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between China and Northern America?
- 278,726 t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do China and Northern America rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- China ranks 4th and Northern America ranks 5th 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).