Insecticides — Agricultural Use by country
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Countries reporting
216
Highest
171,846 t
Indonesia
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
243 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,226
What the numbers show
Insecticides — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 171,846 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 243 t, and the mean is 4,034 t.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 12,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 100.0%).
Insecticides — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 171,846 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 142,126 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 81,664 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 68,388 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 65,300 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 26,702 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | India | 20,619 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 8 | Germany | 17,695 t | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Türkiye | 17,683 t | 2024 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 10 | Paraguay | 15,789 t | 2024 | up 594.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Mexico | 15,010 t | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 14,274 t | 2024 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Japan | 12,171 t | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 14 | Nigeria | 12,141 t | 2024 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 11,363 t | 2017 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 11,060 t | 2017 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 17 | Spain | 10,955 t | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 9,765 t | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 19 | Cambodia | 8,628 t | 2024 | up 437.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 7,775 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 6,996 t | 2024 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 22 | Republic of Korea | 6,168 t | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 23 | France | 5,924 t | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 24 | Egypt | 5,415 t | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 24 | Malaysia | 5,415 t | 2024 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 5,390 t | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 4,528 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 4,199 t | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 3,354 t | 2024 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 30 | Caribbean | 3,239 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 31 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,830 t | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 32 | Peru | 2,751 t | 2024 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2,600 t | 2024 | up 54.3% | flat |
| 34 | Myanmar | 2,594 t | 2024 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | 2,480 t | 2024 | down 67.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 2,442 t | 2024 | up 489.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Mozambique | 2,262 t | 2024 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 2,233 t | 2024 | up 772.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 2,206 t | 2024 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Chile | 2,076 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 1,997 t | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 1,872 t | 2024 | up 945.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Portugal | 1,867 t | 2024 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1,780 t | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Lesotho | 1,708 t | 2024 | up 12,100.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Cameroon | 1,661 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 1,589 t | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 48 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,524 t | 2024 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Thailand | 1,358 t | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 1,358 t | 2024 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 1,343 t | 2022 | up 192.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Kenya | 1,335 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 53 | Zimbabwe | 1,099 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Sudan | 1,053 t | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,019 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,008 t | 1999 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 57 | Qatar | 975 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 958 t | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Botswana | 951 t | 2024 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 950 t | 2024 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 61 | Libya | 870 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 62 | Poland | 805 t | 2024 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Uruguay | 801 t | 2024 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 767 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 753 t | 2024 | up 28.5% | falling |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 739 t | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 67 | Guatemala | 696 t | 2024 | up 26.3% | falling |
| 68 | Tunisia | 646 t | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 69 | Mauritania | 640 t | 2024 | up 143.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Haiti | 639 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 71 | Ethiopia | 638 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 612 t | 2024 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 73 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 607 t | 2024 | up 92.7% | falling |
| 74 | Republic of Moldova | 599 t | 2024 | up 147.5% | flat |
| 75 | Belgium | 596 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | falling |
| 76 | El Salvador | 581 t | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Kuwait | 580 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 78 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 543 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 79 | Jamaica | 539 t | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 80 | Hungary | 494 t | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Togo | 442 t | 2024 | up 148.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Serbia | 438 t | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 83 | Gambia | 417 t | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Syrian Arab Republic | 412 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 85 | Congo | 402 t | 2024 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 86 | Mauritius | 397 t | 2024 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 87 | Sudan (former) | 385 t | 2011 | up 16.3% | falling |
| 88 | Melanesia | 377 t | 2024 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 89 | Nepal | 370 t | 2024 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 367 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 356 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Switzerland | 355 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | 344 t | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 94 | Madagascar | 333 t | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Eswatini | 333 t | 2024 | up 123.5% | flat |
| 96 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 330 t | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 317 t | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 308 t | 2024 | up 45.3% | falling |
| 99 | Saudi Arabia | 307 t | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 304 t | 2024 | up 86.5% | falling |
| 101 | New Zealand | 303 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 102 | Liberia | 277 t | 2024 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 102 | Malawi | 277 t | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 258 t | 2024 | up 143.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Georgia | 258 t | 2024 | down 43.8% | falling |
| 106 | Lebanon | 255 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 255 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Jordan | 250 t | 2024 | down 45.1% | rising |
| 109 | China, Macao SAR | 236 t | 2024 | up 321.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Zambia | 229 t | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 111 | Gabon | 206 t | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 112 | Somalia | 205 t | 2024 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Saint Lucia | 186 t | 2024 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 114 | Suriname | 183 t | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 180 t | 2024 | up 339.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 169 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Maldives | 168 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Tajikistan | 163 t | 2024 | up 526.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 162 t | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 120 | Namibia | 159 t | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 121 | Honduras | 138 t | 2024 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Serbia and Montenegro | 136 t | 2005 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 123 | Guyana | 133 t | 2024 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 124 | Bahamas | 125 t | 2024 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 125 | Polynesia | 118 t | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 113 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Czechia | 107 t | 2024 | down 70.3% | rising |
| 127 | Senegal | 107 t | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 129 | Cuba | 105 t | 2024 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 99 t | 2024 | up 54.7% | flat |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 96 t | 2024 | up 336.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 85 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 82 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 134 | French Polynesia | 78 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 135 | Slovakia | 77 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 76 t | 2024 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 137 | Belize | 74 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Cayman Islands | 72 t | 2024 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 139 | Denmark | 71 t | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Djibouti | 66 t | 2024 | up 560.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Oman | 66 t | 2024 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Iraq | 59 t | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Aruba | 56 t | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 144 | Chad | 52 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 145 | Slovenia | 51 t | 2024 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 46 t | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | 46 t | 2024 | down 34.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Sweden | 39 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 149 | Angola | 37 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 37 t | 2024 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 37 t | 2010 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 152 | Lithuania | 35 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 31 t | 2024 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Eritrea | 28 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 155 | Guinea | 27 t | 2024 | down 79.5% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 27 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Yemen | 27 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Niger | 26 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 25 t | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Seychelles | 25 t | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Montenegro | 24 t | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Ireland | 22 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 162 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 22 t | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 164 | Comoros | 21 t | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Bermuda | 20 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 165 | Grenada | 20 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | falling |
| 167 | Finland | 14 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Norway | 14 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 167 | Mayotte | 14 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 170 | Burundi | 12 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 t | 2024 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 t | 2024 | down 47.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 11 t | 2024 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 11 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Papua New Guinea | 10 t | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Anguilla | 9 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 178 | Brunei Darussalam | 9 t | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Estonia | 8 t | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Solomon Islands | 8 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | flat |
| 182 | Kiribati | 7 t | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Mongolia | 7 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 184 | Barbados | 5 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Palau | 5 t | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Cook Islands | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Côte d'Ivoire | 5 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 189 | New Caledonia | 4 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 189 | Cabo Verde | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 191 | Bahrain | 3 t | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Guam | 3 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Mali | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 191 | Malta | 3 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 196 | Andorra | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | British Virgin Islands | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 196 | Montserrat | 2 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 196 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Bhutan | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Greenland | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Luxembourg | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Tonga | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 1 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 201 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Naoero | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 208 | Iceland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Tuvalu | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 208 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Tokelau | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 208 | Holy See | 0 t | 2024 | — | flat |
| 208 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 803,163 t
- Asia 441,540 t
- South-eastern Asia 278,619 t
- Americas 213,483 t
- South America 176,438 t
- Eastern Asia 86,734 t
- Europe 72,617 t
- Africa 64,178 t
- Southern Asia 52,765 t
- Western Europe 28,329 t
- Southern Europe 24,550 t
- Western Asia 22,331 t
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).