Mexico vs Spain: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 65,586 t against 59,858 t in Spain, a difference of 5,728 t.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,625 t | 33,500 t | 6,874 t | Spain |
| 2000s | 32,528 t | 39,604 t | 7,077 t | Spain |
| 2010s | 48,488 t | 70,037 t | 21,549 t | Spain |
| 2020s | 44,851 t | 64,213 t | 19,363 t | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Mexico or Spain?
- Mexico, at 65,586 t against 59,858 t in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Mexico and Spain?
- 5,728 t, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Mexico ranks 10th and Spain ranks 12th of 194 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).