Statizoid

Australia vs Canada: Pesticide use

Australia
182,264 tonnes
in 2023
Canada
95,645 tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
Canada rank
9th

Pesticide use over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 182,264 tonnes against 95,645 tonnes in Canada, a difference of 86,619 tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.9 times Canada's.

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

Australia ranks 6th and Canada ranks 9th of 211 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticide 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

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.