| Table 1 Areas and nations ranked in order of pesticide usage per acre and in order of yields of major crops. | ||||||
| Pesticide use | Yields | |||||
| Area or nation | Milliliters/hectare | Ounces/acre | Rank | Kilograms/hectare | Lb/acre | Rank |
| Japan | 11,250 | 154.0 | 1 | 5,482 | 4,890 | 1 |
| Europe | 1,950 | 26.7 | 2 | 3,430 | 3,060 | 2 |
| United States | 1,557 | 21.3 | 3 | 2,600 | 2,320 | 3 |
| Latin America | 227 | 3.1 | 4 | 1,973 | 1,760 | 4 |
| Oceania | 205 | 2.8 | 5 | 1,569 | 1,400 | 5 |
| India | 153 | 2.1 | 6 | 818 | 730 | 7 |
| Africa | 131 | 1.8 | 7 | 1,211 | 1,080 | 6 |