Insecticides - nes — 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....

Countries reporting
86
Highest
17,411 t
Germany
Lowest
0 t
Iceland
Median
107.5 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,505

What the numbers show

Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 86 countries. The highest value is 17,411 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 107.5 t, and the mean is 1,217 t.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 40,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Panama (down 100.0%).

Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 17,411 t 2024 up 40.1% volatile
2 Japan 10,949 t 2024 down 29.1% falling
3 Spain 10,735 t 2024 up 123.9% rising
4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,041 t 2016 up 2,313.7% volatile
5 Türkiye 9,565 t 2024 up 3,651.0% volatile
6 Paraguay 8,430 t 2024 up 415.9% volatile
7 France 5,400 t 2024 up 100.3% volatile
8 Italy 3,987 t 2024 up 699.0% volatile
9 Pakistan 3,921 t 2001 volatile
10 Ecuador 3,584 t 2023 up 5,775.4% volatile
11 Austria 2,201 t 2024 up 1,136.5% volatile
12 Thailand 2,147 t 2014 up 37.5% rising
13 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,365 t 2024 down 14.6% rising
14 Myanmar 1,004 t 2020 up 174.3% volatile
15 Portugal 856 t 2024 up 90.2% volatile
16 Argentina 828 t 2017 falling
17 Bangladesh 808 t 2020 up 83.2% volatile
18 Kazakhstan 739 t 2022 volatile
19 Greece 695 t 2024 up 164.3% volatile
20 El Salvador 621 t 2024 up 3,005.0% volatile
21 Dominican Republic 599 t 2024 up 821.5% volatile
22 Zimbabwe 579 t 2014 volatile
23 Ukraine 555 t 2024 down 90.5% volatile
24 Belgium 544 t 2024 up 12.4% rising
25 Poland 530 t 2024 up 74.9% rising
26 Israel 516 t 2022 up 78.5% flat
27 Romania 425 t 2024 up 7.6% falling
28 India 413 t 1999 down 94.0% volatile
29 Ghana 405 t 2007 up 40,400.0% volatile
30 Uruguay 394 t 2018 down 27.3% volatile
31 Hungary 383 t 2024 down 22.3% rising
32 Belgium-Luxembourg 382 t 1999 down 58.4% falling
33 Switzerland 349 t 2024 up 10.4% volatile
34 Costa Rica 347 t 2011 up 746.3% volatile
35 Mozambique 331 t 2017 volatile
36 Bulgaria 226 t 2024 falling
37 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 204 t 2022 down 18.4% falling
38 Oman 194 t 2021 volatile
39 Saudi Arabia 170 t 2023 volatile
40 Suriname 145 t 2021 up 326.5% volatile
41 Samoa 142 t 2020 volatile
42 Sudan 138 t 2019 up 133.9% rising
43 Nepal 110 t 2015 up 2,100.0% volatile
44 Senegal 105 t 2020 down 26.1% volatile
44 Nicaragua 105 t 2012 down 66.1% volatile
46 Cyprus 94 t 2024 down 23.0% falling
47 Sri Lanka 88 t 2020 down 26.1% volatile
48 Czechia 80 t 2024 unchanged volatile
49 Malawi 77 t 2024 down 79.5% volatile
50 Armenia 67 t 2019 up 1,016.7% volatile
50 Azerbaijan 67 t 2016 up 570.0% volatile
52 Croatia 65 t 2024 down 36.3% rising
53 Trinidad and Tobago 59 t 2014 up 1,375.0% volatile
54 Denmark 51 t 2024 up 34.2% rising
55 Slovenia 48 t 2024 up 84.6% falling
56 Slovakia 44 t 2024 up 91.3% volatile
57 Belize 41 t 2023 up 192.9% volatile
58 Rwanda 40 t 2016 up 185.7% volatile
59 Latvia 37 t 2024 up 68.2% volatile
60 New Zealand 33 t 2001 down 35.3% falling
61 Guinea 27 t 2019 up 1,250.0% volatile
61 Sweden 27 t 2024 down 10.0% volatile
63 Montenegro 23 t 2024 up 360.0% rising
64 Lithuania 22 t 2021 up 120.0% volatile
65 Ireland 20 t 2024 up 33.3% volatile
66 Togo 18 t 2021 up 350.0% volatile
67 Sudan (former) 13 t 2010 down 18.8% rising
68 Finland 12 t 2024 up 71.4% volatile
68 Norway 12 t 2024 up 200.0% volatile
70 Angola 9 t 1996 volatile
71 Jordan 8 t 2000 down 93.5% volatile
72 Cameroon 7 t 2001 down 22.2% volatile
72 Burundi 7 t 2016 up 250.0% volatile
74 Estonia 6 t 2023 unchanged volatile
74 Honduras 6 t 2012 down 70.0% volatile
76 Malta 3 t 2024 volatile
77 Madagascar 1 t 2024 down 85.7% volatile
77 Bahrain 1 t 2024 volatile
77 Luxembourg 1 t 2024 down 50.0% volatile
80 Panama 0 t 2021 down 100.0% volatile
80 Bhutan 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Niger 0 t 2022 volatile
80 Cabo Verde 0 t 2001 flat
80 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 t 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t 2014 volatile
80 Iceland 0 t 2024 flat

About this data

Indicator
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,505 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).