Brazil vs Northern America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Brazil
- Northern America
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.56 kg/cap against 1.38 kg/cap in Northern America, a difference of 2.18 kg/cap.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.6 times Northern America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Northern America ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 4th of 192 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Northern America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Northern America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.552 kg/cap | 1.52 kg/cap | 0.968 kg/cap | Northern America |
| 2000s | 1.23 kg/cap | 1.36 kg/cap | 0.132 kg/cap | Northern America |
| 2010s | 2.42 kg/cap | 1.39 kg/cap | 1.03 kg/cap | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.53 kg/cap | 1.39 kg/cap | 2.14 kg/cap | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Brazil or Northern America?
- Brazil, at 3.56 kg/cap against 1.38 kg/cap in Northern America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Brazil and Northern America?
- 2.18 kg/cap, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Northern America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Northern America rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Northern America ranks 4th 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).