Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Central America
Central America: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 21,768 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Central America recorded 21,768 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 46.2% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Central America peaked at 21,768 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,765 t, in 2002.
That places Central America 12th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,374 t | — |
| 1991 | 12,992 t | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 12,883 t | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 12,620 t | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 12,573 t | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11,983 t | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 12,918 t | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 14,871 t | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 14,992 t | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 15,211 t | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 14,971 t | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 11,390 t | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 9,765 t | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 10,872 t | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 11,667 t | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 12,680 t | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 13,466 t | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 16,344 t | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 16,466 t | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14,510 t | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 15,998 t | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 14,086 t | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 15,953 t | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 18,882 t | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 15,127 t | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 14,573 t | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 12,564 t | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 14,990 t | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 16,412 t | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 12,307 t | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 14,501 t | +17.8% |
| 2021 | 15,659 t | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 16,132 t | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 14,888 t | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 21,768 t | +46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,342 t | 11,983 t | 15,211 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,213 t | 9,765 t | 16,466 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,089 t | 12,307 t | 18,882 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,590 t | 14,501 t | 21,768 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 9 Mexico 15,010 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 599 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 412 t compare
- 11 Japan 12,171 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 377 t compare
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 118 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 15 Spain 10,955 t compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 24,240 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 4.46 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Central America?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Central America was 21,768 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 21,768 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,765 t in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Central America ranks 12th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).