Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Central America
Central America: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 57,773 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 57,773 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.6% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Central America peaked at 57,773 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,490 t, in 2002.
Central America ranks 11th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,234 t | — |
| 1991 | 20,617 t | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 22,786 t | +10.5% |
| 1993 | 25,620 t | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 21,214 t | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 20,769 t | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 21,379 t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 25,351 t | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 26,516 t | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 24,235 t | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 24,707 t | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 22,981 t | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 15,490 t | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 17,191 t | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 18,838 t | +9.6% |
| 2005 | 35,886 t | +90.5% |
| 2006 | 34,571 t | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 43,948 t | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 46,428 t | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 45,328 t | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 49,578 t | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 45,938 t | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 37,806 t | -17.7% |
| 2013 | 39,775 t | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 36,506 t | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 41,334 t | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 42,205 t | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 42,217 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42,178 t | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 40,635 t | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 39,791 t | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 38,927 t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 35,310 t | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 38,613 t | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 57,773 t | +49.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +90.5% | 18,838 t | 35,886 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22,872 t | 20,234 t | 26,516 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,537 t | 15,490 t | 46,428 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,817 t | 36,506 t | 49,578 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 42,083 t | 35,310 t | 57,773 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 8 France 31,861 t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 1,007 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 738 t compare
- 9 Spain 27,495 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 310 t compare
- 10 Paraguay 25,359 t compare
- 11 Italy 23,769 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 52 t compare
- 12 Japan 17,281 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 14,777 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 18 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 18 t compare
- 14 South Africa 13,603 t compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Central America?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Central America was 57,773 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 57,773 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,490 t in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Central America ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).