Herbicides — Agricultural Use by country
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Countries reporting
209
Highest
427,416 t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
498 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,984
What the numbers show
Herbicides — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 427,416 t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 498 t, and the mean is 8,025 t.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 24,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Bahrain (down 100.0%).
Herbicides — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 427,416 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 249,796 t | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 3 | China | 104,811 t | 2024 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 4 | China, mainland | 100,400 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 80,962 t | 2024 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 65,483 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 7 | Paraguay | 54,235 t | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 47,496 t | 2017 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 44,581 t | 2017 | up 99.0% | rising |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 43,158 t | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 11 | Viet Nam | 33,660 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 29,077 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 19,109 t | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 17,806 t | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 15 | Germany | 14,422 t | 2024 | down 19.3% | flat |
| 16 | Ukraine | 14,222 t | 2024 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Nigeria | 14,174 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 13,574 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 13,055 t | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 12,980 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 21 | Türkiye | 12,727 t | 2024 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 12,527 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ecuador | 9,868 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 9,034 t | 2024 | down 78.5% | rising |
| 25 | Panama | 8,973 t | 2024 | up 408.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Nicaragua | 8,949 t | 2022 | up 192.5% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 8,907 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | falling |
| 28 | Mexico | 8,702 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 29 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8,147 t | 2024 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Guatemala | 8,062 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 31 | Cambodia | 7,421 t | 2024 | up 413.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 7,261 t | 2024 | up 294.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 7,094 t | 2024 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 34 | Honduras | 6,508 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 35 | India | 6,335 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 36 | Peru | 5,747 t | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Italy | 5,710 t | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 38 | Republic of Korea | 5,418 t | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 39 | Romania | 4,988 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 40 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4,448 t | 1999 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 41 | China, Taiwan Province of | 4,392 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | flat |
| 42 | Hungary | 3,984 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 43 | Caribbean | 3,608 t | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 3,354 t | 2024 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Mongolia | 3,312 t | 2024 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 3,213 t | 2024 | up 1,883.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 3,110 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | Belarus | 3,098 t | 2024 | up 179.9% | rising |
| 49 | Republic of Moldova | 3,085 t | 2024 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 50 | New Zealand | 2,914 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Sudan | 2,904 t | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 52 | Benin | 2,851 t | 2024 | up 540.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 2,664 t | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 2,602 t | 2024 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 55 | Denmark | 2,579 t | 2024 | up 108.2% | falling |
| 56 | Kenya | 2,476 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 2,427 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan (former) | 2,347 t | 2011 | up 1,288.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 2,248 t | 2024 | up 244.8% | falling |
| 60 | El Salvador | 2,222 t | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 61 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 2,167 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 62 | Czechia | 2,161 t | 2024 | down 21.6% | flat |
| 63 | Egypt | 2,108 t | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 2,078 t | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 65 | Belgium | 1,964 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 66 | Zambia | 1,854 t | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 1,696 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 68 | Ireland | 1,675 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 1,662 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Cameroon | 1,647 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 1,619 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 1,518 t | 2024 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,499 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 1,429 t | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 1,416 t | 2024 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Melanesia | 1,372 t | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 77 | Latvia | 1,235 t | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 1,157 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 1,138 t | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,105 t | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 1,076 t | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Dominican Republic | 1,055 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | flat |
| 83 | Uganda | 1,027 t | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Austria | 1,015 t | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 85 | Slovakia | 991 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 884 t | 2024 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 87 | Ghana | 881 t | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Tunisia | 744 t | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 89 | Croatia | 729 t | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 708 t | 2024 | up 108.8% | rising |
| 91 | Thailand | 661 t | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Estonia | 597 t | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 93 | Switzerland | 589 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 94 | Jamaica | 586 t | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia and Montenegro | 581 t | 2005 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 96 | Polynesia | 563 t | 2024 | up 85.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 549 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 98 | Suriname | 545 t | 2024 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 536 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 100 | Lebanon | 534 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Belize | 512 t | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 102 | Georgia | 506 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 103 | Cuba | 504 t | 2024 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 103 | Guyana | 504 t | 2024 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 105 | Togo | 498 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Malawi | 491 t | 2024 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 436 t | 2024 | up 90.4% | falling |
| 108 | Mozambique | 421 t | 2024 | up 357.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | 410 t | 2024 | up 20,400.0% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 389 t | 2024 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 111 | Samoa | 376 t | 2024 | up 353.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Lesotho | 362 t | 2024 | up 18,000.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cayman Islands | 344 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 114 | Senegal | 340 t | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 327 t | 2024 | up 1,457.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Liberia | 323 t | 2024 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Syrian Arab Republic | 320 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Mauritius | 312 t | 2024 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 119 | Namibia | 300 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Algeria | 286 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 278 t | 2024 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Aruba | 271 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 123 | Nepal | 266 t | 2024 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Fiji | 258 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 241 t | 2024 | up 24,000.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Gabon | 240 t | 2024 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Somalia | 239 t | 2024 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Botswana | 220 t | 2024 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Armenia | 196 t | 2024 | up 122.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 180 t | 2024 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 131 | Cyprus | 174 t | 2024 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 163 t | 2024 | up 526.9% | volatile |
| 133 | French Polynesia | 158 t | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 134 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 148 t | 2010 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 135 | Brunei Darussalam | 126 t | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Libya | 124 t | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 137 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 123 t | 2024 | up 6,050.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Palestine | 119 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 138 | Slovenia | 119 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | falling |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 116 t | 2024 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 94 t | 2024 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 142 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 86 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Djibouti | 77 t | 2024 | up 670.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 61 t | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 146 | Guinea | 60 t | 2024 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Azerbaijan | 59 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 59 t | 2024 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 149 | Barbados | 58 t | 2024 | down 22.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 57 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 151 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 55 t | 2024 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 152 | Mauritania | 45 t | 2024 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 44 t | 2024 | down 50.6% | falling |
| 153 | Timor-Leste | 44 t | 2024 | up 340.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Anguilla | 42 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Kuwait | 41 t | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Albania | 32 t | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Jordan | 31 t | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 29 t | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 27 t | 2024 | down 38.6% | rising |
| 161 | Gambia | 25 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Kiribati | 23 t | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Haiti | 22 t | 2024 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 164 | Seychelles | 18 t | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Palau | 17 t | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Mayotte | 17 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 167 | Côte d'Ivoire | 16 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Burundi | 14 t | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | 14 t | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Tonga | 13 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 170 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 13 t | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 172 | Bermuda | 11 t | 2024 | down 63.3% | rising |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 11 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 172 | British Virgin Islands | 11 t | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Oman | 10 t | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Montserrat | 10 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 177 | Guam | 9 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | 9 t | 2024 | down 92.4% | falling |
| 179 | Congo | 8 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 8 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Cook Islands | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 181 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 7 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Andorra | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 183 | Bahamas | 6 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Greenland | 6 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 183 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 183 | China, Macao SAR | 6 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Naoero | 4 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Maldives | 3 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Malta | 3 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Vanuatu | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Angola | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Faroe Islands | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Iceland | 1 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 192 | Rwanda | 1 t | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Tokelau | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Holy See | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Qatar | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.03 million t
- Americas 1.30 million t
- South America 792,866 t
- Northern America 452,140 t
- United States of America 371,161 t
- Asia 301,386 t
- Europe 191,552 t
- South-eastern Asia 136,339 t
- Eastern Asia 126,596 t
- Eastern Europe 90,915 t
- Africa 59,672 t
- Central America 49,695 t
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).