Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use by country

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1....

Countries reporting
75
Highest
24,318 t
Spain
Lowest
0 t
Burundi
Median
139 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,258

What the numbers show

Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 75 countries. The highest value is 24,318 t in Spain; the lowest is 0 t in Burundi.

The median across all reporting countries is 139 t, and the mean is 1,487 t.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Ecuador (up 1,654.3%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 100.0%).

Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Spain 24,318 t 2024 down 25.4% flat
2 France 22,508 t 2024 up 48.2% falling
3 Italy 16,833 t 2024 down 37.1% falling
4 Bangladesh 8,713 t 2020 up 11.8% volatile
5 Türkiye 7,680 t 2024 down 39.0% volatile
6 India 6,298 t 2010 up 71.1% falling
7 Germany 4,084 t 2024 up 49.1% rising
8 Portugal 3,173 t 2024 down 49.9% falling
9 Japan 2,921 t 2024 down 29.6% falling
10 Austria 1,362 t 2024 up 58.2% rising
11 Hungary 1,348 t 2024 down 15.5% rising
12 Poland 1,129 t 2024 up 117.5% falling
13 Ecuador 807 t 2023 up 1,654.3% volatile
14 Greece 738 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
15 Romania 704 t 2024 down 37.6% falling
16 Switzerland 700 t 2024 up 54.9% rising
17 Myanmar 667 t 2020 up 147.0% volatile
18 Israel 597 t 2022 up 18.7% falling
19 Cyprus 511 t 2024 down 19.8% falling
20 Belgium 490 t 2024 up 39.6% rising
21 Croatia 478 t 2024 down 21.6% falling
22 Uruguay 390 t 2018 up 43.4% falling
23 Argentina 359 t 2017 volatile
24 Ukraine 354 t 2024 down 4.8% falling
25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 349 t 2024 up 110.2% rising
26 Slovenia 327 t 2024 down 19.9% falling
27 Dominican Republic 323 t 2024 up 109.7% volatile
28 Belgium-Luxembourg 298 t 1999 down 25.5% falling
29 Thailand 297 t 2012 down 88.2% volatile
30 Bulgaria 289 t 2024 down 7.7% falling
31 New Zealand 250 t 2001 up 85.2% rising
32 Czechia 247 t 2024 down 8.5% rising
33 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 227 t 2016 up 108.3% volatile
34 Cameroon 225 t 2001 up 204.1% volatile
35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 182 t 2022 up 7.7% volatile
36 Azerbaijan 172 t 2016 up 1,128.6% rising
37 Slovakia 157 t 2024 up 101.3% rising
38 Costa Rica 139 t 2011 down 13.7% volatile
39 Jordan 134 t 2000 down 35.9% falling
40 Saudi Arabia 96 t 2023 volatile
41 Sri Lanka 73 t 2024 down 9.9% volatile
42 Malta 65 t 2024 down 24.4% volatile
43 Armenia 53 t 2019 up 20.5% rising
43 Malawi 53 t 2024 down 1.9% volatile
45 Luxembourg 49 t 2020 up 276.9% rising
46 Honduras 41 t 2012 down 42.3% falling
47 Paraguay 40 t 2024 up 17.6% volatile
48 Sudan (former) 39 t 2010 up 1,200.0% volatile
49 Montenegro 37 t 2024 down 9.8% flat
50 Ireland 31 t 2024 up 287.5% volatile
51 Nicaragua 25 t 2012 down 40.5% volatile
52 Panama 22 t 2022 up 29.4% volatile
53 El Salvador 21 t 2024 down 12.5% rising
54 Rwanda 16 t 2016 up 100.0% volatile
55 Zimbabwe 11 t 2014 volatile
55 Norway 11 t 2024 down 35.3% falling
55 Trinidad and Tobago 11 t 2014 up 266.7% volatile
58 Sudan 8 t 2019 down 87.3% volatile
59 Denmark 3 t 2024 down 66.7% volatile
59 Latvia 3 t 2021 down 57.1% volatile
59 Finland 3 t 2024 rising
59 Belize 3 t 2023 down 62.5% volatile
63 Madagascar 2 t 2024 down 66.7% volatile
63 Sweden 2 t 2015 down 80.0% volatile
65 Suriname 1 t 2021 down 99.0% volatile
66 Iceland 0 t 2021 flat
66 Estonia 0 t 2021 volatile
66 Mozambique 0 t 2017 volatile
66 Senegal 0 t 2020 volatile
66 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 volatile
66 Lithuania 0 t 2017 down 100.0% volatile
66 Bhutan 0 t 2024 volatile
66 Oman 0 t 2021 volatile
66 Bahrain 0 t 2024 volatile
66 Burundi 0 t 2016 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
75 places, 1,258 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).