Insecticides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 581 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in El Salvador is 581 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 3,372 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 216 t, in 2011.
El Salvador ranks 69th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,517 t | — |
| 1991 | 2,603 t | +71.6% |
| 1992 | 2,468 t | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2,333 t | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2,198 t | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2,063 t | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,927 t | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,792 t | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 1,657 t | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,522 t | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,387 t | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1,252 t | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,117 t | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 982 t | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 846 t | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 711 t | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 229 t | -67.8% |
| 2007 | 228 t | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 601 t | +163.6% |
| 2009 | 909 t | +51.2% |
| 2010 | 641 t | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 216 t | -66.3% |
| 2012 | 283 t | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 3,372 t | +1091.5% |
| 2014 | 1,679 t | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 1,678 t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,291 t | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 624 t | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 702 t | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 642 t | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 714 t | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 924 t | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 464 t | -49.8% |
| 2023 | 667 t | +43.8% |
| 2024 | 581 t | -12.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 581 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 581 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 1.6× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1091.5% | 283 t | 3,372 t |
| 2008 | +163.6% | 228 t | 601 t |
| 1991 | +71.6% | 1,517 t | 2,603 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,008 t | 1,517 t | 2,603 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 826.2 t | 228 t | 1,387 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,113 t | 216 t | 3,372 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 670 t | 464 t | 924 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 insecticides — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in El Salvador was 581 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,372 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 t in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. 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 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).