Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 176 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in El Salvador is 176 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 416 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2015.
That places El Salvador 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92 t | — |
| 1991 | 50 t | -45.7% |
| 1992 | 51 t | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 51 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52 t | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 52 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53 t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 54 t | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 54 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 55 t | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 56 t | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57 t | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 57 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58 t | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 86 t | +48.3% |
| 2007 | 75 t | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 61 t | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 76 t | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 110 t | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 74 t | -32.7% |
| 2012 | 99 t | +33.8% |
| 2013 | 122 t | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 133 t | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 61 t | — |
| 2017 | 162 t | +165.6% |
| 2018 | 232 t | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 187 t | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 152 t | -18.7% |
| 2021 | 416 t | +173.7% |
| 2022 | 67 t | -83.9% |
| 2023 | 159 t | +137.3% |
| 2024 | 176 t | +10.7% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 176 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 406 t, 43% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 176 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 246 t, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +173.7% | 152 t | 416 t |
| 2017 | +165.6% | 61 t | 162 t |
| 2023 | +137.3% | 67 t | 159 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.2 t | 50 t | 92 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7 t | 55 t | 86 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 118 t | 0 t | 232 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 194 t | 67 t | 416 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in El Salvador was 176 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 416 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 105th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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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).