Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 1,091 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in El Salvador stood at 1,091 t.
That represents a change of down 19.8% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 3,298 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 146 t, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 10th out of 91 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 460.6 t | 175 t | 840 t | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,577 t | 146 t | 3,298 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,511 t | 1,091 t | 2,202 t | 5 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.14 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 9.96 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 32 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 26.53 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 314.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 12.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 150.66 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 60.77 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 721 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in El Salvador was 1,091 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,298 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 t in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 10th out of 91 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).