Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Chile

Chile: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 2,076 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,076 t
Change on year
down 10.7%
World rank
40th
of 216 countries
All-time high
2,510 t
in 2022
All-time low
636 t
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Chile, 1990–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 674 t1991: 672 t1992: 636 t1993: 636 t1994: 659 t1995: 736 t1996: 902 t1997: 978 t1998: 970 t1999: 885 t2000: 896 t2001: 912 t2002: 950 t2003: 886 t2004: 906 t2005: 957 t2006: 963 t2007: 956 t2008: 932 t2009: 1.0k t2010: 987 t2011: 1.0k t2012: 1.1k t2013: 1.2k t2014: 1.2k t2015: 1.4k t2016: 1.7k t2017: 2.0k t2018: 1.9k t2019: 1.9k t2020: 2.1k t2021: 2.5k t2022: 2.5k t2023: 2.3k t2024: 2.1k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Chile is 2,076 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Chile peaked at 2,510 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 636 t, in 1992.

That places Chile 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 774.8 t 636 t 978 t 10
2000s 936.2 t 886 t 1,004 t 10
2010s 1,432 t 987 t 1,952 t 10
2020s 2,292 t 2,064 t 2,510 t 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 37 Mozambique 2,262 t compare
  2. 38 Austria 2,233 t compare
  3. 39 Ghana 2,206 t compare
  4. 41 Bangladesh 1,997 t compare
  5. 42 Panama 1,872 t compare
  6. 43 Portugal 1,867 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides — agricultural use in Chile?
Insecticides — agricultural use in Chile was 2,076 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2,510 t in 2022.
What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 636 t in 1992.
How does Chile rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
Chile ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile 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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About this data

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 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).