Canada vs Northern Europe: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita over time
- Canada
- Northern Europe
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.57 kg/cap against 0.32 kg/cap in Northern Europe, a difference of 2.25 kg/cap.
That makes Canada's figure about 8.0 times Northern Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and Northern Europe ranks 14th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Northern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 kg/cap | 0.511 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.27 kg/cap | 0.449 kg/cap | 0.819 kg/cap | Canada |
| 2010s | 2.18 kg/cap | 0.366 kg/cap | 1.82 kg/cap | Canada |
| 2020s | 2.52 kg/cap | 0.318 kg/cap | 2.2 kg/cap | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per capita, Canada or Northern Europe?
- Canada, at 2.57 kg/cap against 0.32 kg/cap in Northern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per capita between Canada and Northern Europe?
- 2.25 kg/cap, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Northern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Northern Europe rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Canada ranks 11th and Northern Europe ranks 14th 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).