Fung & Bact - nes — Agricultural Use by country

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Countries reporting
82
Highest
15,532 t
Paraguay
Lowest
0 t
Ethiopia
Median
193.5 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,435

What the numbers show

Fung & Bact - nes — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 15,532 t in Paraguay; the lowest is 0 t in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 193.5 t, and the mean is 1,098 t.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 5,807.7%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).

Fung & Bact - nes — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Paraguay 15,532 t 2024 up 1,689.4% volatile
2 Japan 10,953 t 2024 down 25.4% falling
3 France 6,995 t 2024 down 29.0% falling
4 Türkiye 6,297 t 2024 up 84.2% volatile
5 Poland 5,580 t 2024 up 74.0% rising
6 Italy 5,093 t 2024 down 5.3% rising
7 Ecuador 5,038 t 2023 up 121.3% volatile
8 Germany 4,483 t 2024 down 16.3% rising
9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,914 t 2022 down 5.8% rising
10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 2,492 t 2024 up 20.5% rising
11 Spain 2,382 t 2024 up 3.1% rising
12 Finland 2,164 t 2024 up 10.4% volatile
13 Belgium 1,595 t 2024 up 25.5% rising
14 Argentina 1,275 t 2017 rising
15 Romania 1,260 t 2024 up 20.1% rising
16 Costa Rica 1,218 t 2011 down 34.0% volatile
17 Ukraine 995 t 2024 down 81.2% volatile
18 Portugal 987 t 2024 up 44.7% rising
19 Uruguay 823 t 2018 up 129.9% volatile
20 Ghana 768 t 2007 up 5,807.7% volatile
21 Honduras 677 t 2012 up 124.2% volatile
22 Belgium-Luxembourg 594 t 1999 up 24.8% rising
23 India 567 t 2010 down 19.8% volatile
24 Myanmar 560 t 2020 up 129.5% volatile
25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 545 t 2016 up 49.7% volatile
26 Hungary 542 t 2024 down 43.1% flat
27 Nicaragua 503 t 2012 up 315.7% volatile
27 Saudi Arabia 503 t 2023 volatile
29 Israel 494 t 2022 up 1,603.5% volatile
30 Denmark 493 t 2024 up 141.7% rising
31 Bulgaria 437 t 2024 down 25.8% rising
32 Greece 426 t 2024 up 60.2% rising
33 Bangladesh 415 t 2020 down 2.4% volatile
34 Czechia 386 t 2024 down 51.1% rising
35 Austria 317 t 2024 down 29.4% falling
36 Zimbabwe 305 t 2014 volatile
37 El Salvador 270 t 2024 up 831.0% volatile
38 Lithuania 246 t 2024 up 13.9% volatile
39 Switzerland 236 t 2024 down 47.1% flat
40 Dominican Republic 213 t 2024 down 31.1% volatile
41 Croatia 196 t 2024 up 21.0% rising
42 New Zealand 191 t 2001 up 9.8% falling
43 Ireland 179 t 2024 down 55.1% rising
44 Slovakia 177 t 2024 down 18.1% rising
45 Slovenia 174 t 2024 up 9.4% rising
46 Mozambique 164 t 2017 volatile
47 Panama 150 t 2020 volatile
48 Senegal 141 t 2020 up 1,914.3% volatile
49 Sri Lanka 120 t 2020 up 10.1% volatile
50 Latvia 108 t 2024 up 47.9% volatile
51 Sweden 101 t 2024 down 45.7% rising
52 Oman 97 t 2021 volatile
53 Cameroon 77 t 2001 up 541.7% volatile
54 Trinidad and Tobago 67 t 2014 up 1,016.7% volatile
55 Jordan 65 t 2000 down 27.0% volatile
56 Rwanda 59 t 2016 up 637.5% volatile
57 Armenia 54 t 2019 up 500.0% volatile
57 Estonia 54 t 2024 up 92.9% volatile
59 Cyprus 49 t 2024 up 133.3% volatile
60 Thailand 38 t 2014 down 92.4% volatile
61 Norway 32 t 2024 down 43.9% rising
62 Malawi 28 t 2024 down 81.0% volatile
63 Guinea 24 t 2019 up 2,300.0% volatile
64 Montenegro 23 t 2024 up 155.6% rising
65 Sudan 17 t 2019 up 750.0% volatile
66 Belize 16 t 2023 down 56.8% volatile
67 China, Hong Kong SAR 14 t 2024 up 40.0% rising
68 Luxembourg 12 t 2024 down 57.1% falling
69 Azerbaijan 11 t 2016 down 77.6% volatile
70 Madagascar 10 t 2024 volatile
71 Togo 5 t 2016 up 400.0% rising
72 Suriname 3 t 2021 down 90.9% volatile
73 Malta 2 t 2024 down 33.3% volatile
74 Iceland 1 t 2024 volatile
74 Samoa 1 t 2020 volatile
74 Sudan (former) 1 t 2010 down 80.0% volatile
74 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 t 2014 volatile
78 Bhutan 0 t 2024 volatile
78 Burundi 0 t 2016 down 100.0% volatile
78 Bahrain 0 t 2024 volatile
78 Cabo Verde 0 t 2001 flat
78 Ethiopia 0 t 2001 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Fung & Bact - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
82 places, 1,435 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).