Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Canada
Canada: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 80,962 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 80,962 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Canada peaked at 80,962 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,910 t, in 1994.
That places Canada 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,485 t | — |
| 1991 | 23,841 t | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 23,198 t | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 22,554 t | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 21,910 t | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 24,933 t | +13.8% |
| 1996 | 27,956 t | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 30,979 t | +10.8% |
| 1998 | 34,002 t | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 37,025 t | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 32,218 t | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 30,765 t | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 27,381 t | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 27,408 t | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 27,646 t | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 28,363 t | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 28,712 t | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 35,321 t | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 41,931 t | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 43,194 t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 49,321 t | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 50,257 t | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 58,198 t | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 64,570 t | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 58,437 t | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 54,285 t | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 65,444 t | +20.6% |
| 2017 | 75,160 t | +14.8% |
| 2018 | 63,399 t | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 59,427 t | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 72,190 t | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 75,280 t | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 75,165 t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80,962 t | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 80,962 t | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 80,962 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 136.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,088 t | 21,910 t | 37,025 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,294 t | 27,381 t | 43,194 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,850 t | 49,321 t | 75,160 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 76,912 t | 72,190 t | 80,962 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Argentina 249,796 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 33,660 t compare
- 3 China 104,811 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 12,727 t compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 8,147 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 100,400 t compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 3,085 t compare
- 6 Indonesia 65,483 t compare
- 7 Paraguay 54,235 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,499 t compare
- 8 Australia and New Zealand 47,496 t compare
- 8 Melanesia 1,372 t compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Canada?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Canada was 80,962 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 80,962 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,910 t in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).