Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.57 kg/cap against 2.2 kg/cap in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.37 kg/cap.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Canada ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 2 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.38 kg/cap | 1.15 kg/cap | 0.228 kg/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.6 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 0.328 kg/cap | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 2.01 kg/cap | 2.17 kg/cap | 0.1675 kg/cap | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Australia and New Zealand or Canada?
- Canada, at 2.57 kg/cap against 2.2 kg/cap in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 0.37 kg/cap, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Canada?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Canada rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 13th and Canada ranks 11th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).