Household Use of Chemical Pesticides and Fertilizers – Percentage of households in Canada with a lawn or garden using chemical pesticides and fertilizers

The Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators (CESI) program provides data and information to track Canada's performance on key environmental sustainability issues. The Household use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers indicator reports the percentage of households with a lawn or garden ni Canada that use chemical pesticides or fertilizers. Information is provided to Canadians in a number of formats including: static and interactive maps, charts and graphs, HTML and CSV data tables and downloadable reports. See the supplementary documentation for the data sources and details on how the data were collected and how the indicator was calculated.

Supplemental Information

Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators - Home page:

https://www.canada.ca/environmental-indicators

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 21:51 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 21:51 (UTC)
contact_email	open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca
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open_canada_date_published	2019-10-30 00:00:00
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sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Utilisation des pesticides et des engrais chimiques par les ménages – Pourcentage des ménages au Canada avec une pelouse ou un jardin utilisant des pesticides et des engrais chimiques
update_frequency	as_needed