Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Canada
Canada: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 102,005 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Canada recorded 102,005 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Canada peaked at 102,005 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,206 t, in 1994.
Canada ranks 6th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29,568 t | — |
| 1991 | 29,478 t | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 29,387 t | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 29,297 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 29,206 t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 32,235 t | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 35,264 t | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 38,293 t | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 41,322 t | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 44,351 t | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 39,718 t | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 38,501 t | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 34,265 t | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 35,628 t | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 36,164 t | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 36,382 t | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 36,586 t | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 45,146 t | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 53,707 t | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 54,529 t | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 61,050 t | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 62,107 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 73,509 t | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 81,660 t | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 76,314 t | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 75,318 t | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90,926 t | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 98,304 t | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 87,632 t | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 78,893 t | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 92,960 t | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 97,692 t | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 95,645 t | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 102,005 t | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 102,005 t | +0.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 102,005 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 69.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33,840 t | 29,206 t | 44,351 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 41,063 t | 34,265 t | 54,529 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 78,571 t | 61,050 t | 98,304 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,061 t | 92,960 t | 102,005 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 3 Argentina 262,507 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 53,199 t compare
- 4 China 252,919 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12,705 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 95,596 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Canada?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Canada was 102,005 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 102,005 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,206 t in 1994.
- How does Canada rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).