Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern America
Northern America: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 12,038 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Northern America stood at 12,038 t.
That represents a change of down 82.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Northern America peaked at 114,576 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 10,837 t, in 2020.
Northern America ranks 18th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89,102 t | — |
| 1991 | 91,952 t | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 95,256 t | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 94,482 t | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 102,333 t | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 107,552 t | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 114,576 t | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 103,451 t | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 84,163 t | -18.6% |
| 1999 | 96,630 t | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 102,327 t | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 81,326 t | -20.5% |
| 2002 | 92,002 t | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 82,254 t | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 93,822 t | +14.1% |
| 2005 | 84,710 t | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 76,145 t | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 80,636 t | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 73,795 t | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 65,602 t | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 66,989 t | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 68,053 t | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 69,579 t | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 71,280 t | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 70,141 t | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 72,062 t | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 77,987 t | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 76,836 t | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 76,986 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11,232 t | -85.4% |
| 2020 | 10,837 t | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 12,456 t | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 11,681 t | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 12,038 t | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 12,038 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -85.4% | 76,986 t | 11,232 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,950 t | 84,163 t | 114,576 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,262 t | 65,602 t | 102,327 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 66,114 t | 11,232 t | 77,987 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,810 t | 10,837 t | 12,456 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 15 Spain 10,955 t compare
- 16 Italy 9,765 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 t compare
- 17 South Africa 9,344 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 Cambodia 8,628 t compare
- 19 Morocco 7,775 t compare
- 20 Philippines 6,996 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 6,168 t compare
- 21 Caribbean 3,239 t compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 70.81 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 60.43 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Northern America?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Northern America was 12,038 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 114,576 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,837 t in 2020.
- How does Northern America rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Northern America ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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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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).