Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in World

World: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 890,758 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
890,758 t
Change on year
up 7.8%
Rank
1st
of 26 groups
All-time high
890,758 t
in 2024
All-time low
447,096 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in World, 1990–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1990200720241990: 453.2k t1991: 447.1k t1992: 451.6k t1993: 473.6k t1994: 463.4k t1995: 471.5k t1996: 472.9k t1997: 511.3k t1998: 532.9k t1999: 527.9k t2000: 520.6k t2001: 498.3k t2002: 507.3k t2003: 514.7k t2004: 557.5k t2005: 563.4k t2006: 548.7k t2007: 590.6k t2008: 608.2k t2009: 597.2k t2010: 657.4k t2011: 670.3k t2012: 676.6k t2013: 683.1k t2014: 732.5k t2015: 722.1k t2016: 751.4k t2017: 715.9k t2018: 755.4k t2019: 736.5k t2020: 768.3k t2021: 841.6k t2022: 830.9k t2023: 826.1k t2024: 890.8k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

World recorded 890,758 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in World peaked at 890,758 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 447,096 t, in 1991.

World ranks 1st of 26 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 480,544 t 447,096 t 532,900 t 10
2000s 550,639 t 498,258 t 608,209 t 10
2010s 710,124 t 657,427 t 755,390 t 10
2020s 831,532 t 768,276 t 890,758 t 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 169,834 t compare
  2. 2 China 66,344 t compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 63,400 t compare
  4. 4 Ghana 50,711 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in World?
Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in World was 890,758 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 890,758 t in 2024.
What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 447,096 t in 1991.
How does World rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
World ranks 1st out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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

Indicator
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 8,156 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).