Household Use of Chemical Pesticides and Fertilizers Data

Percentage of households in Canada using chemical pesticides and fertilizers on lawns and gardens, 1994, 2005, 2007 and 2009

Percentage of households that used chemical pesticides

Region	1994	2005	2007	2009
Canada	31	25	25	15
Newfoundland and Labrador	9	20	20	15
Prince Edward Island	12	16	16	17
Nova Scotia	19	15	15	14
New Brunswick	20	17	17	16
Quebec	30	4	4	4
Ontario	34	30	30	10
Manitoba	30	43	43	43
Saskatchewan	37	46	46	41
Alberta	36	42	42	33
British Columbia	30	25	25	18

 

Percentage of households that used chemical fertilizer

Region	1994	2005	2007	2009
Canada	47	32	27	22
Newfoundland and Labrador	26	25	25	20
Prince Edward Island	23	22	15	18
Nova Scotia	35	24	18	19
New Brunswick	36	24	21	20
Quebec	41	15	8	7
Ontario	51	37	32	18
Manitoba	39	39	35	36
Saskatchewan	57	46	47	52
Alberta	58	46	45	45
British Columbia	47	33	26	26