Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Peru
Peru: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 5,915 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Peru recorded 5,915 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 33.6% on the previous year and up 97.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Peru peaked at 5,915 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 611 t, in 1990.
Peru ranks 27th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Peru, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 611 t | — |
| 1991 | 611 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 611 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 611 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 611 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 611 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 754 t | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 919 t | +21.9% |
| 1998 | 998 t | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 1,003 t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,177 t | +17.3% |
| 2001 | 1,385 t | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 1,232 t | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 1,243 t | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1,311 t | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 1,556 t | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 1,721 t | +10.6% |
| 2007 | 1,210 t | -29.7% |
| 2008 | 1,930 t | +59.5% |
| 2009 | 2,043 t | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 2,436 t | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 2,174 t | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 2,408 t | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 2,538 t | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2,989 t | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 2,920 t | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 3,282 t | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 3,705 t | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 2,909 t | -21.5% |
| 2019 | 3,741 t | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 4,448 t | +18.9% |
| 2021 | 4,358 t | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 4,200 t | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 4,427 t | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 5,915 t | +33.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 5,915 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 406 t, 14.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 5,915 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 246 t, 24.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 734 t | 611 t | 1,003 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,481 t | 1,177 t | 2,043 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,910 t | 2,174 t | 3,741 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,670 t | 4,200 t | 5,915 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 24 Cabo Verde 1 t compare
- 24 Cameroon 6,348 t compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 1 t compare
- 25 Egypt 6,092 t compare
- 26 Costa Rica 6,056 t compare
- 28 Cambodia 5,858 t compare
- 29 Ecuador 5,354 t compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,036 t compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Peru?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Peru was 5,915 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 5,915 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 611 t in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Peru ranks 27th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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).