Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Uruguay
Uruguay: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 801 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 801 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Uruguay peaked at 2,172 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96 t, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 415 t | — |
| 1991 | 415 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 446 t | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 249 t | -44.2% |
| 1994 | 111 t | -55.4% |
| 1995 | 96 t | -13.5% |
| 1996 | 174 t | +81.2% |
| 1997 | 251 t | +44.3% |
| 1998 | 176 t | -29.9% |
| 1999 | 161 t | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 183 t | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 187 t | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 272 t | +45.5% |
| 2003 | 472 t | +73.5% |
| 2004 | 496 t | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 535 t | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 391 t | -26.9% |
| 2007 | 1,045 t | +167.3% |
| 2008 | 1,326 t | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 1,066 t | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 1,199 t | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 1,455 t | +21.4% |
| 2012 | 1,226 t | -15.7% |
| 2013 | 2,172 t | +77.2% |
| 2014 | 1,477 t | -32.0% |
| 2015 | 491 t | -66.8% |
| 2016 | 652 t | +32.8% |
| 2017 | 726 t | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 801 t | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 801 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 801 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 801 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 801 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 801 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 801 t | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 801 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 77.5 t, 10.3× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 801 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 356 t, 2.2× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +167.3% | 391 t | 1,045 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 249.4 t | 96 t | 446 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 597.3 t | 183 t | 1,326 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,100 t | 491 t | 2,172 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 801 t | 801 t | 801 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % 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 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Uruguay?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Uruguay was 801 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,172 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 96 t in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Uruguay ranks 59th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).