Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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 – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 91 countries. The highest value is 16,134 t in India; the lowest is 0 t in Austria.
The median across all reporting countries is 42 t, and the mean is 495.07 t.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Trinidad and Tobago (up 2,574.2%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 16,134 t | 2010 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 2 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4,009 t | 2016 | up 114.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3,751 t | 2024 | up 607.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 2,396 t | 2001 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 5 | Argentina | 2,212 t | 2017 | — | rising |
| 6 | Thailand | 2,050 t | 2023 | up 914.9% | falling |
| 7 | Türkiye | 1,728 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Costa Rica | 1,323 t | 2011 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Ecuador | 1,236 t | 2023 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 1,091 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Myanmar | 1,008 t | 2020 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Japan | 968 t | 2024 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | 829 t | 2014 | up 2,574.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Bangladesh | 615 t | 2020 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Ukraine | 595 t | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan | 590 t | 2019 | up 109.2% | rising |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 349 t | 2024 | up 217.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Guatemala | 336 t | 2013 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 309 t | 2018 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Togo | 230 t | 2021 | up 1,990.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Madagascar | 228 t | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Sudan (former) | 210 t | 2010 | up 110.0% | falling |
| 23 | Nicaragua | 206 t | 2012 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 190 t | 2022 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Spain | 186 t | 2021 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Zimbabwe | 181 t | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 27 | New Zealand | 162 t | 2001 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 158 t | 2024 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 152 t | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 145 t | 1999 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 139 t | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Iraq | 135 t | 2000 | down 39.2% | falling |
| 33 | Senegal | 121 t | 2020 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 96 t | 2024 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 35 | Ghana | 92 t | 2007 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 80 t | 2012 | down 33.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Nepal | 59 t | 2015 | up 136.0% | rising |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 53 t | 2016 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 38 | Rwanda | 53 t | 2016 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Cameroon | 53 t | 2001 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | 51 t | 2021 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Italy | 49 t | 2022 | down 97.0% | falling |
| 43 | Jordan | 47 t | 2000 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 43 | Greece | 47 t | 2022 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Suriname | 46 t | 2021 | up 76.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Mozambique | 42 t | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 33 t | 2019 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Israel | 31 t | 2019 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Niger | 23 t | 2022 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 22 t | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Belize | 21 t | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 20 t | 2001 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 53 | France | 17 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 16 t | 2019 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 55 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 15 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 14 t | 2001 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Mali | 13 t | 2011 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 13 t | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Angola | 10 t | 1996 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Finland | 9 t | 2013 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Germany | 8 t | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Guinea | 7 t | 2014 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Portugal | 6 t | 2022 | down 98.2% | falling |
| 63 | Denmark | 6 t | 2013 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Bulgaria | 5 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 5 t | 2023 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 4 t | 2016 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 68 | Czechia | 2 t | 2024 | down 99.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Sweden | 2 t | 2011 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 68 | Slovenia | 2 t | 2022 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Croatia | 1 t | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Slovakia | 1 t | 2021 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Oman | 1 t | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 1 t | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 71 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 t | 1998 | unchanged | volatile |
| 71 | Bhutan | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cabo Verde | 1 t | 2001 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Samoa | 0 t | 2000 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Montenegro | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 0 t | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 0 t | 2020 | — | flat |
| 78 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Iceland | 0 t | 2021 | — | flat |
| 78 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Switzerland | 0 t | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Bahrain | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 0 t | 2021 | 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).