France vs Western Europe: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- France
- Western Europe
How they compare
Western Europe currently reports 135,768 t against 69,831 t in France, a difference of 65,937 t.
That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.9 times France's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Western Europe has been ahead every year.
France ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98,199 t | 152,227 t | 54,027 t | Western Europe |
| 2000s | 80,004 t | 141,160 t | 61,157 t | Western Europe |
| 2010s | 67,616 t | 135,789 t | 68,173 t | Western Europe |
| 2020s | 67,446 t | 135,250 t | 67,803 t | Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, France or Western Europe?
- Western Europe, at 135,768 t against 69,831 t in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between France and Western Europe?
- 65,937 t, with Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Western Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Western Europe rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- France ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 11th 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).