Australia and New Zealand vs Canada: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita

Australia and New Zealand
2.2 kg/cap
in 2017
Canada
2.57 kg/cap
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
13th
Canada rank
11th

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Canada
0123199020072024

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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).