Canada vs France: Insecticide use
Canada
4,245 tonnes
in 2023
France
6,237 tonnes
in 2023
Canada rank
27th
France rank
24th
Insecticide use over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 6,237 tonnes against 4,245 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 1,992 tonnes.
That makes France's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
Canada ranks 27th and France ranks 24th of 211 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,948 tonnes | 6,824 tonnes | 3,876 tonnes | France |
| 2000s | 2,114 tonnes | 2,170 tonnes | 56.9 tonnes | France |
| 2010s | 3,675 tonnes | 5,144 tonnes | 1,469 tonnes | France |
| 2020s | 4,112 tonnes | 6,585 tonnes | 2,473 tonnes | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticide use, Canada or France?
- France, at 6,237 tonnes against 4,245 tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in insecticide use between Canada and France?
- 1,992 tonnes, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for insecticide use?
- Canada ranks 27th and France ranks 24th 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.