Fung & Bact - nes — 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 - nes — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 81 countries. The highest value is 15,532 t in Paraguay; the lowest is 0 t in Burundi.
The median across all reporting countries is 196 t, and the mean is 1,112 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 15,532 t | 2024 | up 1,689.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 6,297 t | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 10,953 t | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 545 t | 2016 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 6,995 t | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Poland | 5,580 t | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 5 | Italy | 5,093 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Ecuador | 5,038 t | 2023 | up 121.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Germany | 4,483 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 8 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,914 t | 2022 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,492 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 2,382 t | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 11 | Finland | 2,164 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 1,595 t | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 1,275 t | 2017 | — | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 1,260 t | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 1,218 t | 2011 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 995 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Portugal | 987 t | 2024 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 18 | Uruguay | 823 t | 2018 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Ghana | 768 t | 2007 | up 5,807.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Honduras | 677 t | 2012 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 594 t | 1999 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 22 | India | 567 t | 2010 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Myanmar | 560 t | 2020 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 542 t | 2024 | down 43.1% | flat |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 503 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 503 t | 2012 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 494 t | 2022 | up 1,603.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Denmark | 493 t | 2024 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 437 t | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 30 | Greece | 426 t | 2024 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 31 | Bangladesh | 415 t | 2020 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 386 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 33 | Austria | 317 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 305 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 35 | El Salvador | 270 t | 2024 | up 831.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 246 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Switzerland | 236 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | flat |
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 213 t | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Croatia | 196 t | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 40 | New Zealand | 191 t | 2001 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 41 | Ireland | 179 t | 2024 | down 55.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 177 t | 2024 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 43 | Slovenia | 174 t | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 44 | Mozambique | 164 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Panama | 150 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 141 t | 2020 | up 1,914.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 120 t | 2020 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Latvia | 108 t | 2024 | up 47.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 101 t | 2024 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 50 | Oman | 97 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Cameroon | 77 t | 2001 | up 541.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 67 t | 2014 | up 1,016.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Jordan | 65 t | 2000 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Rwanda | 59 t | 2016 | up 637.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Armenia | 54 t | 2019 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Estonia | 54 t | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Cyprus | 49 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Thailand | 38 t | 2014 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 32 t | 2024 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 60 | Malawi | 28 t | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Guinea | 24 t | 2019 | up 2,300.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Montenegro | 23 t | 2024 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 63 | Sudan | 17 t | 2019 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 16 t | 2023 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 65 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 66 | Luxembourg | 12 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 11 t | 2016 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Madagascar | 10 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 5 t | 2016 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 70 | Suriname | 3 t | 2021 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Malta | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 1 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan (former) | 1 t | 2010 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Burundi | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | 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).