Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use was 328 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 328 t for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.2% on the previous year and up 152.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 330 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29 t, in 2005.
That places El Salvador 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides – Urea derivates — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 t | — |
| 2006 | 64 t | +120.7% |
| 2007 | 70 t | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 111 t | +58.6% |
| 2009 | 67 t | -39.6% |
| 2010 | 186 t | +177.6% |
| 2011 | 68 t | -63.4% |
| 2012 | 103 t | +51.5% |
| 2013 | 124 t | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 130 t | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 255 t | +96.2% |
| 2018 | 106 t | -58.4% |
| 2019 | 221 t | +108.5% |
| 2020 | 330 t | +49.3% |
| 2021 | 204 t | -38.2% |
| 2022 | 76 t | -62.7% |
| 2023 | 239 t | +214.5% |
| 2024 | 328 t | +37.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 328 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.5 t, 6.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 328 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 51 t, 6.4× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2 t | 29 t | 111 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 149.12 t | 68 t | 255 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 235.4 t | 76 t | 330 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 – urea derivates — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use in El Salvador was 328 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 330 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 t in 2005.
- How does El Salvador rank for herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 8th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides – urea derivates — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 152.3%. 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 – Urea derivates — 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).