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....
What the numbers show
Insecticides - nes — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 84 countries. The highest value is 17,411 t in Germany; the lowest is 0 t in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 124 t, and the mean is 1,246 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 17,411 t | 2024 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10,041 t | 2016 | up 2,313.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 10,949 t | 2024 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 2 | Türkiye | 9,565 t | 2024 | up 3,651.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Spain | 10,735 t | 2024 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Paraguay | 8,430 t | 2024 | up 415.9% | volatile |
| 5 | France | 5,400 t | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 3,987 t | 2024 | up 699.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 3,921 t | 2001 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Ecuador | 3,584 t | 2023 | up 5,775.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 2,201 t | 2024 | up 1,136.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 2,147 t | 2014 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,365 t | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 12 | Myanmar | 1,004 t | 2020 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Portugal | 856 t | 2024 | up 90.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 828 t | 2017 | — | falling |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 808 t | 2020 | up 83.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 739 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Greece | 695 t | 2024 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 18 | El Salvador | 621 t | 2024 | up 3,005.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 599 t | 2024 | up 821.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 579 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Ukraine | 555 t | 2024 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 544 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 23 | Poland | 530 t | 2024 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 516 t | 2022 | up 78.5% | flat |
| 25 | Romania | 425 t | 2024 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 26 | India | 413 t | 1999 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Ghana | 405 t | 2007 | up 40,400.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Uruguay | 394 t | 2018 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Hungary | 383 t | 2024 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 30 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 382 t | 1999 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 31 | Switzerland | 349 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 347 t | 2011 | up 746.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Mozambique | 331 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 226 t | 2024 | — | falling |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 204 t | 2022 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 36 | Oman | 194 t | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 170 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Suriname | 145 t | 2021 | up 326.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Samoa | 142 t | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Sudan | 138 t | 2019 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 41 | Nepal | 110 t | 2015 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 105 t | 2020 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 105 t | 2012 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 94 t | 2024 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 88 t | 2020 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 80 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 77 t | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Armenia | 67 t | 2019 | up 1,016.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Azerbaijan | 67 t | 2016 | up 570.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Croatia | 65 t | 2024 | down 36.3% | rising |
| 51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59 t | 2014 | up 1,375.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Denmark | 51 t | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 53 | Slovenia | 48 t | 2024 | up 84.6% | falling |
| 54 | Slovakia | 44 t | 2024 | up 91.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Belize | 41 t | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 40 t | 2016 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 37 t | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 33 t | 2001 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 59 | Sweden | 27 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Guinea | 27 t | 2019 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Montenegro | 23 t | 2024 | up 360.0% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 22 t | 2021 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Ireland | 20 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Togo | 18 t | 2021 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan (former) | 13 t | 2010 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 12 t | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Norway | 12 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Angola | 9 t | 1996 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Jordan | 8 t | 2000 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Cameroon | 7 t | 2001 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 7 t | 2016 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Honduras | 6 t | 2012 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Estonia | 6 t | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Malta | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Madagascar | 1 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Niger | 0 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Panama | 0 t | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bhutan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | 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).