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 209 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.
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
More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (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 209 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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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).