In 2020, China was the largest insecticide-consuming country worldwide, at over 70 thousand metric tons. The United States ranked second, with approximately 65.8 thousand metric tons of insecticides consumed. That year, the global insecticide agricultural use amounted to some 471 thousand metric tons.
Leading countries in agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide in 2020
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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FAO. (July 15, 2022). Leading countries in agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312356/global-insecticide-agricultural-use-by-country/
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