Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use by country

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....

Countries reporting
83
Highest
153,991 t
Argentina
Lowest
0 t
Bahrain
Median
914 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,453

What the numbers show

Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 153,991 t in Argentina; the lowest is 0 t in Bahrain.

The median across all reporting countries is 914 t, and the mean is 4,330 t.

Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in Panama (up 26,020.0%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).

Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Argentina 153,991 t 2017 volatile
2 Paraguay 39,977 t 2024 up 256.6% volatile
3 France 18,263 t 2024 up 3.1% rising
4 Spain 13,675 t 2024 up 32.5% rising
5 Uruguay 10,693 t 2018 up 15.3% volatile
6 Japan 9,241 t 2024 up 12.5% rising
7 Türkiye 8,009 t 2024 up 1.1% volatile
8 Germany 7,700 t 2024 down 6.5% rising
9 Poland 7,173 t 2024 up 16.4% rising
10 Kazakhstan 7,094 t 2022 volatile
11 Ecuador 6,361 t 2023 up 642.2% volatile
12 Ukraine 6,028 t 2024 down 78.5% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,658 t 2022 up 28.1% volatile
14 Myanmar 4,475 t 2020 up 2,457.1% volatile
15 India 4,430 t 2010 up 440.9% volatile
16 Italy 3,909 t 2024 down 26.9% flat
17 Honduras 3,748 t 2012 up 483.8% volatile
18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3,071 t 2016 up 3.2% volatile
19 Belgium-Luxembourg 2,999 t 1999 down 0.9% flat
20 Hungary 2,583 t 2024 up 39.7% rising
21 Romania 2,561 t 2024 up 2.2% falling
22 El Salvador 2,451 t 2024 up 515.8% volatile
23 Denmark 2,248 t 2024 up 144.1% rising
24 Lithuania 2,054 t 2024 up 218.9% volatile
25 Costa Rica 1,957 t 2011 up 56.9% rising
26 Portugal 1,745 t 2024 down 11.8% rising
27 Sweden 1,479 t 2024 down 1.1% rising
28 Bulgaria 1,477 t 2024 down 16.9% rising
29 Ghana 1,463 t 2007 up 12,091.7% volatile
30 New Zealand 1,456 t 2001 up 16.5% rising
31 Dominican Republic 1,417 t 2024 down 32.9% rising
32 Czechia 1,329 t 2024 down 3.9% rising
33 Panama 1,306 t 2022 up 26,020.0% volatile
34 Israel 1,302 t 2022 down 11.2% rising
35 Ireland 1,283 t 2024 down 3.2% rising
36 Nicaragua 1,264 t 2012 up 160.6% volatile
37 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,230 t 2024 down 24.4% falling
38 Saudi Arabia 1,139 t 2023 volatile
39 Belgium 1,113 t 2024 down 13.0% falling
40 Greece 995 t 2024 up 106.0% rising
41 Finland 948 t 2024 up 17.3% rising
42 Latvia 914 t 2024 up 64.7% volatile
43 Sudan 753 t 2019 up 220.4% volatile
44 Thailand 685 t 2013 down 95.7% volatile
45 Slovakia 613 t 2024 up 0.5% rising
46 Sri Lanka 578 t 2020 down 19.5% volatile
47 Austria 536 t 2024 down 12.4% falling
48 Senegal 517 t 2020 up 17,133.3% volatile
49 Croatia 493 t 2024 up 18.5% rising
50 Estonia 455 t 2024 up 48.7% volatile
51 Malawi 413 t 2024 down 8.0% volatile
52 Norway 393 t 2024 down 11.3% rising
53 Switzerland 375 t 2024 down 11.1% rising
54 Bangladesh 334 t 2020 up 247.9% volatile
55 Suriname 321 t 2021 up 217.8% volatile
56 Belize 243 t 2023 up 41.3% rising
57 Samoa 170 t 2020 volatile
58 Sudan (former) 165 t 2010 up 75.5% volatile
59 Armenia 148 t 2019 up 1,038.5% volatile
60 Zimbabwe 144 t 2014 volatile
61 Mozambique 142 t 2017 volatile
62 Cyprus 122 t 2024 up 58.4% rising
63 Jordan 95 t 2000 up 578.6% rising
64 Slovenia 85 t 2024 down 27.4% falling
65 Guinea 60 t 2019 down 62.7% volatile
66 Madagascar 46 t 2024 volatile
67 Iraq 44 t 2000 up 2,100.0% rising
68 Trinidad and Tobago 39 t 2014 up 85.7% volatile
69 Togo 34 t 2021 down 65.7% volatile
70 Azerbaijan 27 t 2016 up 440.0% volatile
71 Luxembourg 24 t 2024 down 27.3% falling
72 Ethiopia 22 t 2001 down 21.4% falling
73 Oman 18 t 2021 volatile
74 Cameroon 17 t 2001 down 73.8% volatile
75 Montenegro 12 t 2024 down 36.8% falling
76 China, Hong Kong SAR 11 t 2024 down 21.4% volatile
77 Burundi 2 t 2016 down 60.0% volatile
78 Rwanda 1 t 2016 down 85.7% volatile
78 Iceland 1 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
78 Malta 1 t 2024 down 75.0% volatile
78 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 t 2014 volatile
82 Bhutan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
82 Bahrain 0 t 2024 volatile

About this data

Indicator
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
83 places, 1,453 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).