Argentina vs Canada: Insecticide use

Argentina

3,354 tonnes

in 2023

Canada

4,245 tonnes

in 2023

Argentina rank

28th

Canada rank

27th

Insecticide use over time

Canada currently reports 4,245 tonnes against 3,354 tonnes in Argentina, a difference of 891 tonnes.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 28th and Canada ranks 27th of 211 countries.

Indicator: Insecticide use
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.