Pesticides banned in the EU account for more than a quarter of all agricultural pesticide use in the USA. Of the pesticides used in USA agriculture in 2016, 322 million pounds were of pesticides banned in the EU, 26 million pounds were of pesticides banned in Brazil and 40 million pounds were of pesticides banned in China.

There are 72, 17, and 11 pesticides approved for outdoor agricultural applications in the USA that are banned or in the process of complete phase out in the EU, Brazil, and China, respectively. The amount of pesticides that were used in the USA and banned in these other nations was compiled and linear regression was used to identify trends in use. The approval status of more than 500 agricultural pesticides was identified in the USA, EU, Brazil and China and compared between nations. Comparing the inclination and ability of different regulatory agencies to ban or eliminate pesticides that have the most potential for harm to humans and the environment can provide a glimpse into the effectiveness of each nationвЂ™s pesticide regulatory laws and oversight. The United States of America (USA), European Union (EU), Brazil and China are four of the largest agricultural producers and users of agricultural pesticides in the world.

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