Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Paraguay
Paraguay: Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use was 2,216 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Paraguay, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Paraguay is 2,216 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.9% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Paraguay peaked at 2,699 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2020.
Paraguay ranks 3rd of 77 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 135 t | — |
| 1997 | 19 t | -85.9% |
| 1998 | 49 t | +157.9% |
| 1999 | 34 t | -30.6% |
| 2000 | 76 t | +123.5% |
| 2001 | 65 t | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 705 t | +984.6% |
| 2013 | 968 t | +37.3% |
| 2014 | 1,230 t | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 1,133 t | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 759 t | -33.0% |
| 2017 | 942 t | +24.1% |
| 2019 | 2,589 t | +174.8% |
| 2020 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 2,699 t | — |
| 2024 | 2,216 t | -17.9% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 2,216 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 108 t, 20.5× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 2,216 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 726.5 t, 3.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — Agricultural Use in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +984.6% | 65 t | 705 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.25 t | 19 t | 135 t | 4 |
| 2000s | 70.5 t | 65 t | 76 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,189 t | 705 t | 2,589 t | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,638 t | 0 t | 2,699 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.19 % 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 0.2789 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Paraguay?
- Herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use in Paraguay was 2,216 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,699 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2020.
- How does Paraguay rank for herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use?
- Paraguay ranks 3rd out of 77 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – phenoxy hormone products — agricultural use rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides – Phenoxy hormone products — 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).