Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Peru
Peru: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 2,751 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Peru stood at 2,751 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.4% on the previous year and up 124.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Peru peaked at 2,751 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 386 t, in 1999.
Peru ranks 32nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 427.1 t | 386 t | 559 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,005 t | 546 t | 1,377 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,351 t | 1,082 t | 1,592 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,041 t | 1,491 t | 2,751 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,580 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 521.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,102 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,280 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.12 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Peru?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Peru was 2,751 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2,751 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 386 t in 1999.
- How does Peru rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Peru ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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).