Herbicides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 2,222 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 2,222 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 3,707 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54 t, in 2015.
El Salvador ranks 60th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,294 t | 915 t | 1,443 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,556 t | 1,068 t | 3,125 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,912 t | 54 t | 3,707 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,878 t | 872 t | 2,364 t | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 314.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 150.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 60.77 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in El Salvador was 2,222 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,707 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 54 t in 2015.
- How does El Salvador rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — 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).