Brazil vs China: Insecticide use
Brazil
127,282 tonnes
in 2023
China
58,756 tonnes
in 2023
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
4th
Insecticide use over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 127,282 tonnes against 58,756 tonnes in China, a difference of 68,526 tonnes.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,688 tonnes | 51,537 tonnes | 27,848 tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 43,907 tonnes | 74,167 tonnes | 30,260 tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 92,780 tonnes | 86,674 tonnes | 6,106 tonnes | Brazil |
| 2020s | 122,477 tonnes | 62,290 tonnes | 60,187 tonnes | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Brazil or China?
- Brazil, at 127,282 tonnes against 58,756 tonnes in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Brazil and China?
- 68,526 tonnes, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for insecticide use?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Insecticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.