Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use was 1 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides – amides — agricultural use in El Salvador stood at 1 t.
The figure is down 97.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – amides — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 82 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2021.
El Salvador ranks 58th of 67 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8 t | — |
| 2006 | 15 t | +87.5% |
| 2007 | 13 t | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 21 t | +61.5% |
| 2009 | 82 t | +290.5% |
| 2010 | 17 t | -79.3% |
| 2011 | 29 t | +70.6% |
| 2012 | 27 t | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 28 t | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 35 t | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 1 t | -97.1% |
| 2019 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 t | +2200.0% |
| 2021 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 t | — |
| 2023 | 1 t | — |
| 2024 | 1 t | +0.0% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 180 t, 1% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1 t is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73 t, 1% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Amides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2200.0% | 1 t | 23 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8 t | 8 t | 82 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.71 t | 1 t | 35 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 5 t | 0 t | 23 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – amides — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Herbicides – amides — agricultural use in El Salvador was 1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 82 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest herbicides – amides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2021.
- How does El Salvador rank for herbicides – amides — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 58th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – amides — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 – Amides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).