Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Canada
Canada: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 274,026 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Canada, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Canada stood at 274,026 t.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Canada peaked at 348,978 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 86,551 t, in 1993.
That places Canada 5th out of 217 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.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Canada, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96,055 t | — |
| 1991 | 89,124 t | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 92,764 t | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 86,551 t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 91,756 t | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 109,011 t | +18.8% |
| 1996 | 110,957 t | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 118,585 t | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 139,188 t | +17.4% |
| 1999 | 130,259 t | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 104,554 t | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 118,850 t | +13.7% |
| 2002 | 116,537 t | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 104,341 t | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 148,536 t | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 116,420 t | -21.6% |
| 2006 | 162,632 t | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 185,011 t | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 191,833 t | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 200,529 t | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 212,798 t | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 208,426 t | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 243,389 t | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 255,720 t | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 238,722 t | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 194,678 t | -18.4% |
| 2016 | 205,484 t | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 269,820 t | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 247,388 t | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 235,183 t | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 348,978 t | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 302,821 t | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 286,911 t | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 261,565 t | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 274,026 t | +4.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 274,026 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 18.3× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,425 t | 86,551 t | 139,188 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 144,924 t | 104,341 t | 200,529 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,161 t | 194,678 t | 269,820 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 294,860 t | 261,565 t | 348,978 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 2 Viet Nam 192,715 t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 289,968 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 92,575 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 281,163 t compare
- 4 France 276,081 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 55,964 t compare
- 6 Australia 269,902 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,293 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21,757 t compare
- 7 Thailand 202,791 t compare
- 8 Germany 185,288 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,438 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) — import quantity in Canada?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Canada was 274,026 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 348,978 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,551 t in 1993.
- How does Canada rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Canada ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.