In 2020, The United States was the country that consumed the highest amount of herbicides across the globe, at approximately 256 thousand metric tons. This was followed by Brazil, which consumed some 234 thousand metric tons of herbicides. That year, the global herbicide agricultural use amounted to 1.4 million metric tons.
Leading countries in agricultural consumption of herbicides worldwide in 2020
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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FAO. (July 15, 2022). Leading countries in agricultural consumption of herbicides worldwide in 2020 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312366/global-herbicide-agricultural-use-by-country/
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