Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use by country
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....
What the numbers show
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 56 countries. The highest value is 874 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Oman.
The median across all reporting countries is 5 t, and the mean is 41.46 t.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 14,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 100.0%).
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 874 t | 1999 | up 1,065.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Türkiye | 11 t | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 220 t | 2020 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 177 t | 2024 | up 471.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Belgium | 153 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 5 | France | 145 t | 2021 | up 2,316.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Thailand | 145 t | 2009 | up 14,400.0% | volatile |
| 7 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89 t | 2022 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 65 t | 2020 | up 441.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Italy | 64 t | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Austria | 56 t | 2021 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 54 t | 2019 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 12 | Ecuador | 33 t | 2023 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Dominican Republic | 27 t | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 24 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 20 t | 2021 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Argentina | 20 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 20 t | 2020 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Uruguay | 19 t | 2018 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14 t | 2020 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 12 t | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 12 t | 2010 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Senegal | 10 t | 2020 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 23 | New Zealand | 9 t | 2001 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 9 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Guatemala | 7 t | 2013 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 7 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Portugal | 7 t | 2020 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Malawi | 3 t | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Suriname | 2 t | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 t | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Finland | 2 t | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Norway | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 1 t | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Armenia | 1 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Myanmar | 1 t | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Bahrain | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Belize | 1 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1 t | 2011 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Croatia | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Honduras | 1 t | 2012 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Burundi | 0 t | 2016 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 t | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 0 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Estonia | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 0 t | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ireland | 0 t | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 41 | El Salvador | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Iraq | 0 t | 2000 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2007 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Latvia | 0 t | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Oman | 0 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
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).