Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use by country
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Countries reporting
214
Highest
169,834 t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
264.5 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,156
What the numbers show
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 169,834 t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 264.5 t, and the mean is 4,347 t.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 7,144.4%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 169,834 t | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 66,344 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | rising |
| 3 | China, mainland | 63,400 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 4 | Ghana | 50,711 t | 2024 | up 7,144.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 45,570 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Mexico | 41,873 t | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 41,435 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 35,552 t | 2024 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 9 | France | 31,861 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 10 | Spain | 27,495 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Paraguay | 25,359 t | 2024 | up 1,819.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 23,769 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 13 | Türkiye | 18,078 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 17,281 t | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 14,777 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 13,097 t | 2024 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 17 | India | 13,055 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 12,085 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 10,730 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 8,847 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Colombia | 8,683 t | 2024 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 8,640 t | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 6,686 t | 2024 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 24 | Chile | 6,393 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 6,348 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 6,092 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 6,056 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Peru | 5,915 t | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Cambodia | 5,858 t | 2024 | up 456.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Ecuador | 5,354 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5,036 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 32 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,988 t | 2017 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 33 | Uganda | 4,876 t | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Argentina | 4,404 t | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 35 | Portugal | 4,401 t | 2024 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 3,965 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 37 | Malaysia | 3,960 t | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 38 | Guatemala | 3,857 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | flat |
| 39 | Ukraine | 3,688 t | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Australia | 3,672 t | 2017 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 41 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3,285 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | falling |
| 42 | Republic of Moldova | 3,231 t | 2024 | up 202.8% | rising |
| 43 | Kenya | 3,133 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Israel | 3,130 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 2,990 t | 1999 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 46 | Benin | 2,972 t | 2024 | up 521.8% | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,917 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 2,804 t | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 2,639 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Nicaragua | 2,607 t | 2022 | up 192.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Tunisia | 2,533 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 52 | Hungary | 2,512 t | 2024 | down 30.5% | rising |
| 53 | Belgium | 2,325 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 54 | Finland | 2,202 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 55 | Caribbean | 2,182 t | 2024 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 56 | Georgia | 2,061 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 1,875 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 1,804 t | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Myanmar | 1,763 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Uruguay | 1,721 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 61 | Rwanda | 1,709 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,662 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 1,577 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Belarus | 1,446 t | 2024 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 1,348 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | falling |
| 66 | Congo | 1,347 t | 2024 | up 119.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Zealand | 1,315 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Serbia | 1,182 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 1,144 t | 2024 | down 67.0% | flat |
| 70 | Bulgaria | 1,083 t | 2024 | up 482.3% | rising |
| 71 | Honduras | 1,051 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,007 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 1,004 t | 2024 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 1,003 t | 2024 | up 94.4% | falling |
| 75 | Lebanon | 988 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 76 | Czechia | 967 t | 2024 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 869 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 754 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 79 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 738 t | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 673 t | 2024 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominican Republic | 658 t | 2024 | down 53.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 645 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 83 | Cyprus | 611 t | 2024 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Denmark | 606 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 575 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 86 | Armenia | 557 t | 2024 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Slovakia | 553 t | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Haiti | 551 t | 2024 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 89 | Slovenia | 535 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 90 | Nepal | 530 t | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Lithuania | 505 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Malawi | 489 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 468 t | 2024 | up 44.0% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | 406 t | 2024 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 380 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 360 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine | 353 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 344 t | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 99 | Liberia | 337 t | 2024 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 100 | Ireland | 322 t | 2024 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 101 | Namibia | 318 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 102 | Mozambique | 316 t | 2024 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 310 t | 2024 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 303 t | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 292 t | 2024 | up 534.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 280 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 107 | Serbia and Montenegro | 279 t | 2005 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 108 | Gabon | 250 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Somalia | 250 t | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Belize | 246 t | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 111 | Latvia | 234 t | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 220 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 113 | El Salvador | 176 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Lesotho | 173 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Kuwait | 166 t | 2024 | down 44.3% | rising |
| 116 | Qatar | 130 t | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Cuba | 126 t | 2024 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 117 | Mauritius | 126 t | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 121 t | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 120 | Maldives | 119 t | 2024 | up 271.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Sudan | 114 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 122 | Albania | 110 t | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Norway | 110 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 124 | Yemen | 108 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Estonia | 104 t | 2024 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Senegal | 98 t | 2024 | up 88.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Sudan (former) | 95 t | 2011 | up 3,066.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Oman | 94 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Cayman Islands | 86 t | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 130 | Madagascar | 85 t | 2024 | down 22.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Djibouti | 80 t | 2024 | up 627.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 79 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Luxembourg | 75 t | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 134 | Botswana | 73 t | 2024 | up 170.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Aruba | 68 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 136 | Malta | 63 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Montenegro | 62 t | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 60 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Melanesia | 52 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 52 t | 2024 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Gambia | 42 t | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Comoros | 41 t | 2024 | up 583.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 34 t | 2024 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 144 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 33 t | 2010 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 145 | Papua New Guinea | 32 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | flat |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | 30 t | 2024 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 t | 2024 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Mongolia | 28 t | 2024 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 149 | Suriname | 25 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Burundi | 24 t | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Bahamas | 24 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 24 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 24 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | rising |
| 154 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 19 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 18 t | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 18 t | 2024 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Polynesia | 18 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 158 | Mayotte | 17 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 t | 2024 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 161 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 14 t | 2024 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 161 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 14 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 12 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Fiji | 11 t | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Seychelles | 11 t | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Turkmenistan | 11 t | 2024 | down 95.4% | falling |
| 164 | Anguilla | 11 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 168 | French Polynesia | 9 t | 2024 | down 73.5% | falling |
| 169 | Bhutan | 8 t | 2024 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 169 | China, Macao SAR | 8 t | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Andorra | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 171 | Tonga | 6 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 174 | Bermuda | 5 t | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Barbados | 5 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 5 t | 2024 | down 92.1% | flat |
| 177 | Kiribati | 3 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 3 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | 3 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Montserrat | 3 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 181 | Palau | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Angola | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Greenland | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Guam | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Chad | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Cook Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Cabo Verde | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Holy See | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 184 | Naoero | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 199 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 199 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 199 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 199 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Tokelau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 199 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 890,758 t
- Americas 315,270 t
- Asia 259,671 t
- South America 232,023 t
- Europe 181,403 t
- Africa 120,708 t
- South-eastern Asia 112,908 t
- Eastern Asia 90,339 t
- Western Africa 69,086 t
- Eastern Europe 60,475 t
- Southern Europe 60,432 t
- Central America 57,773 t
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).