Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Canada as of 2023.

What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?

5 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Pesticide breakdown by type

Canada

14 tonnes

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

19 tonnes

in 2023

Canada rank

35th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

32nd

Pesticide breakdown by type over time

Canada
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 5 tonnes.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Canada ranks 35th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 tonnes	28.8 tonnes	28.8 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0 tonnes	23.3 tonnes	23.3 tonnes	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	13 tonnes	12.4 tonnes	0.6 tonnes	Canada
2020s	16.25 tonnes	14.25 tonnes	2 tonnes	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticide breakdown by type, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 19 tonnes against 14 tonnes in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in pesticide breakdown by type between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 5 tonnes, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for pesticide breakdown by type?: Canada ranks 35th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 32nd of 179 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 Pesticide breakdown by type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Pesticide breakdown by type
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: 179 places, 5,942 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Pesticide use, broken down by product type, measured in tonnes of active ingredient.