Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in World
World: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 890,758 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in World, 1990–2024
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 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 453,173 t | — |
| 1991 | 447,096 t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 451,647 t | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 473,629 t | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 463,392 t | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 471,527 t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 472,857 t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 511,331 t | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 532,900 t | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 527,883 t | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 520,587 t | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 498,258 t | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 507,269 t | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 514,724 t | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 557,480 t | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 563,390 t | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 548,712 t | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 590,577 t | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 608,209 t | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 597,184 t | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 657,427 t | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 670,286 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 676,628 t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 683,128 t | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 732,534 t | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 722,068 t | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 751,396 t | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 715,868 t | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 755,390 t | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 736,513 t | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 768,276 t | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 841,644 t | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 830,921 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 826,060 t | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 890,758 t | +7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
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 25 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
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).