Insecticides — Agricultural Use in South America
South America: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 176,438 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in South America stood at 176,438 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in South America peaked at 176,438 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30,302 t, in 1990.
South America ranks 5th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,362 t | 30,302 t | 56,050 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 78,158 t | 53,519 t | 110,989 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,868 t | 105,364 t | 149,244 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,279 t | 142,063 t | 176,438 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.69 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.62 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 22.86 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.89 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.78 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 720,788 t (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.75 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 1.46 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 5.95 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 9.97 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in South America?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in South America was 176,438 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 176,438 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,302 t in 1990.
- How does South America rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- South America ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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).