The USA lags behind other agricultural nations in banning harmful pesticides

Table 1 Total Agricultural Pesticides Used in the USA and Banned in the EU, Brazil or China

	Lbs. Pesticides Used in USA Agriculture	% of Total
Total	1,200,587,514	100
Banned in EU	322,597,233	26.9
Banned in CHN	40,014,277	3.3
Banned in BRA	25,843,457	2.2
Banned in at Least 1	327,817,174	27.3
Banned in at Least 2	45,960,605	3.8
Banned in All 3	14,677,188	1.2
Banned, Not Approved or Unknown in All 3	133,711,048	11.1

The total pounds (lbs.) of pesticides used in agricultural applications in the USA in 2016 categorized by where they are banned or being phased out. The last row indicates pesticides that are banned, not approved or of unknown status in the European Union (EU), China (CHN) and Brazil (BRA)

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