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....

Countries reporting
91
Highest
16,134 t
India
Lowest
0 t
Austria
Median
42 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,509

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

Indicator
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
91 places, 1,509 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).