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....
What the numbers show
Fung & Bact – Inorganics — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 74 countries. The highest value is 24,318 t in Spain; the lowest is 0 t in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 148 t, and the mean is 1,507 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 24,318 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | flat |
| 1 | Türkiye | 7,680 t | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 22,508 t | 2024 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 227 t | 2016 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Italy | 16,833 t | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 8,713 t | 2020 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 6,298 t | 2010 | up 71.1% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 4,084 t | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 3,173 t | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 8 | Japan | 2,921 t | 2024 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 9 | Austria | 1,362 t | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 10 | Hungary | 1,348 t | 2024 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 1,129 t | 2024 | up 117.5% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 807 t | 2023 | up 1,654.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 738 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Romania | 704 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 700 t | 2024 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 667 t | 2020 | up 147.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Israel | 597 t | 2022 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cyprus | 511 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 19 | Belgium | 490 t | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 20 | Croatia | 478 t | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 21 | Uruguay | 390 t | 2018 | up 43.4% | falling |
| 22 | Argentina | 359 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 354 t | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 349 t | 2024 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 25 | Slovenia | 327 t | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 323 t | 2024 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 298 t | 1999 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 28 | Thailand | 297 t | 2012 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 289 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 30 | New Zealand | 250 t | 2001 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 31 | Czechia | 247 t | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 225 t | 2001 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 182 t | 2022 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 172 t | 2016 | up 1,128.6% | rising |
| 35 | Slovakia | 157 t | 2024 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 139 t | 2011 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Jordan | 134 t | 2000 | down 35.9% | falling |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 96 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Sri Lanka | 73 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Malta | 65 t | 2024 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Armenia | 53 t | 2019 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 41 | Malawi | 53 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Luxembourg | 49 t | 2020 | up 276.9% | rising |
| 44 | Honduras | 41 t | 2012 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 45 | Paraguay | 40 t | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Sudan (former) | 39 t | 2010 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 37 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 48 | Ireland | 31 t | 2024 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Nicaragua | 25 t | 2012 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Panama | 22 t | 2022 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 51 | El Salvador | 21 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 52 | Rwanda | 16 t | 2016 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 11 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 11 t | 2024 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 53 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11 t | 2014 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Sudan | 8 t | 2019 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 3 t | 2021 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Denmark | 3 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Belize | 3 t | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Finland | 3 t | 2024 | — | rising |
| 61 | Madagascar | 2 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 2 t | 2015 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Suriname | 1 t | 2021 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Estonia | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2017 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 0 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 64 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Oman | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Burundi | 0 t | 2016 | — | volatile |
About this data
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).