Northern America vs Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time
- Northern America
- Paraguay
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 531,645 t against 95,596 t in Paraguay, a difference of 436,049 t.
That makes Northern America's figure about 5.6 times Paraguay's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Northern America has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 25 groups.
Northern America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449,943 t | 8,070 t | 441,873 t | Northern America |
| 2000s | 443,143 t | 14,087 t | 429,055 t | Northern America |
| 2010s | 501,938 t | 19,951 t | 481,988 t | Northern America |
| 2020s | 530,991 t | 32,864 t | 498,127 t | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Northern America or Paraguay?
- Northern America, at 531,645 t against 95,596 t in Paraguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Northern America and Paraguay?
- 436,049 t, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Paraguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Northern America and Paraguay rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Northern America ranks 5th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 25 groups.
- 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).