Pesticides (total) — 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
216
Highest
755,489 t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Pitcairn
Median
1,290 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
8,226
What the numbers show
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 216 countries. The highest value is 755,489 t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,290 t, and the mean is 16,806 t.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Lesotho (up 13,229.4%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 100.0%).
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 755,489 t | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 295,413 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 3 | Argentina | 262,507 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 4 | China | 252,919 t | 2024 | down 27.6% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 242,000 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 161,908 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 102,005 t | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 97,018 t | 2024 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 9 | Paraguay | 95,596 t | 2024 | up 429.0% | volatile |
| 10 | France | 69,831 t | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 65,586 t | 2024 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 12 | Australia and New Zealand | 64,921 t | 2017 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 59,858 t | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 14 | Australia | 59,634 t | 2017 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 53,798 t | 2024 | up 896.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 53,199 t | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 17 | Germany | 45,174 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 44,230 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Japan | 42,956 t | 2024 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 20 | India | 40,094 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 20 | Italy | 40,094 t | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 22 | Philippines | 37,660 t | 2024 | up 70.3% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 31,133 t | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Pakistan | 26,702 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 24,047 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 23,205 t | 2024 | up 434.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Ecuador | 22,310 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 21,461 t | 2024 | down 56.4% | rising |
| 29 | Ukraine | 19,615 t | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Republic of Korea | 19,612 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 31 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 16,983 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 16,446 t | 2024 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Bangladesh | 15,506 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 14,463 t | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 14,418 t | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 14,208 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Morocco | 13,697 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Egypt | 13,614 t | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 39 | Nicaragua | 12,907 t | 2022 | up 192.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 12,705 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Panama | 11,848 t | 2024 | up 381.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Myanmar | 11,749 t | 2024 | up 116.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Uganda | 11,293 t | 2024 | up 99.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 10,722 t | 2024 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 45 | China, Taiwan Province of | 10,549 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | flat |
| 46 | Caribbean | 10,390 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 47 | Honduras | 9,757 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 48 | Cameroon | 9,670 t | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Romania | 8,910 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 50 | Benin | 8,895 t | 2024 | up 512.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8,830 t | 1999 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 8,811 t | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 53 | Portugal | 8,359 t | 2024 | down 35.1% | falling |
| 54 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7,793 t | 2024 | down 26.6% | flat |
| 55 | Hungary | 7,412 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 56 | Republic of Moldova | 6,979 t | 2024 | up 179.2% | rising |
| 57 | Kenya | 6,953 t | 2024 | up 49.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 6,370 t | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 59 | Algeria | 6,067 t | 2024 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 60 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 5,856 t | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 61 | Belgium | 5,519 t | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 62 | New Zealand | 5,285 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Austria | 5,232 t | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 64 | Mongolia | 5,115 t | 2024 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 5,107 t | 2024 | up 169.9% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 4,304 t | 2024 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Greece | 4,208 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 68 | Zambia | 4,197 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 4,128 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 4,096 t | 2024 | up 339.0% | rising |
| 71 | Sudan | 4,083 t | 2024 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 72 | Tunisia | 4,047 t | 2024 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 3,952 t | 2024 | down 30.2% | rising |
| 74 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,928 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Lithuania | 3,658 t | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bulgaria | 3,647 t | 2024 | up 264.0% | rising |
| 77 | Finland | 3,414 t | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 78 | Denmark | 3,378 t | 2024 | up 85.4% | falling |
| 79 | El Salvador | 3,307 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 80 | Mozambique | 3,287 t | 2024 | up 564.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 3,273 t | 2024 | down 85.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 3,213 t | 2024 | down 48.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Georgia | 3,107 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 84 | Serbia | 2,938 t | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 2,877 t | 2024 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 86 | Sudan (former) | 2,862 t | 2011 | up 452.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,723 t | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 88 | Lesotho | 2,266 t | 2024 | up 13,229.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,210 t | 2024 | up 99.8% | rising |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 2,185 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 91 | Ireland | 2,142 t | 2024 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 92 | Switzerland | 2,093 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 93 | Sweden | 2,034 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 94 | Rwanda | 2,027 t | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,897 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 96 | Melanesia | 1,875 t | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 1,816 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 98 | Slovakia | 1,814 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 99 | Latvia | 1,812 t | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Congo | 1,757 t | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Libya | 1,710 t | 2024 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 102 | Jamaica | 1,642 t | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 103 | Croatia | 1,600 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 104 | Haiti | 1,534 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 105 | Belize | 1,496 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 106 | Palestine | 1,348 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 1,339 t | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Kuwait | 1,326 t | 2024 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritius | 1,255 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 110 | Botswana | 1,249 t | 2024 | up 166.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Eswatini | 1,214 t | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 112 | Papua New Guinea | 1,189 t | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Nepal | 1,175 t | 2024 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,173 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Qatar | 1,105 t | 2024 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,050 t | 2005 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 117 | Armenia | 1,011 t | 2024 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Liberia | 1,007 t | 2024 | up 141.5% | rising |
| 119 | Namibia | 989 t | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 120 | Cyprus | 952 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 121 | Togo | 940 t | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Suriname | 799 t | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Cuba | 788 t | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 124 | Estonia | 775 t | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 125 | Gabon | 749 t | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Somalia | 747 t | 2024 | up 100.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Slovenia | 713 t | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 128 | Polynesia | 701 t | 2024 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 129 | Guyana | 698 t | 2024 | up 115.4% | rising |
| 129 | Norway | 698 t | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 131 | Madagascar | 696 t | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 685 t | 2024 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Jordan | 625 t | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 134 | Tajikistan | 617 t | 2024 | up 536.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Fiji | 612 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 136 | Gambia | 602 t | 2024 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyzstan | 578 t | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Senegal | 576 t | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 139 | Azerbaijan | 543 t | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Cayman Islands | 538 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | flat |
| 141 | Iraq | 512 t | 2024 | up 29.6% | falling |
| 142 | Turkmenistan | 498 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Aruba | 424 t | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 144 | Oman | 415 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Samoa | 409 t | 2024 | up 375.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sierra Leone | 361 t | 2024 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 147 | Maldives | 317 t | 2024 | up 185.6% | volatile |
| 148 | China, Macao SAR | 316 t | 2024 | up 112.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Albania | 296 t | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 264 t | 2024 | up 11.9% | falling |
| 151 | Bhutan | 250 t | 2024 | up 8,233.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 245 t | 2024 | up 40.8% | falling |
| 153 | French Polynesia | 244 t | 2024 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 154 | Djibouti | 241 t | 2024 | up 630.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 238 t | 2010 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 156 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 187 t | 2024 | up 6,133.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Bahamas | 178 t | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 160 t | 2024 | up 344.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Brunei Darussalam | 150 t | 2024 | down 19.4% | flat |
| 160 | Grenada | 147 t | 2024 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 161 | Yemen | 140 t | 2024 | down 90.6% | rising |
| 162 | Bermuda | 130 t | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 129 t | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 164 | Seychelles | 127 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Guinea | 111 t | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Malta | 110 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 101 t | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Montenegro | 101 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 169 | North Macedonia | 98 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 92 t | 2024 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 90 t | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 89 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 86 t | 2024 | up 145.7% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 82 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Barbados | 68 t | 2024 | down 30.6% | volatile |
| 176 | Anguilla | 66 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 177 | Comoros | 62 t | 2024 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 178 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 54 t | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 179 | Chad | 53 t | 2024 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 180 | Mayotte | 52 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Burundi | 50 t | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Angola | 40 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 182 | Solomon Islands | 40 t | 2024 | down 37.5% | flat |
| 184 | Kiribati | 33 t | 2024 | up 65.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | 28 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 186 | Niger | 26 t | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 187 | Palau | 25 t | 2024 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Faroe Islands | 23 t | 2024 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 188 | Côte d'Ivoire | 23 t | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 20 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 191 | New Caledonia | 18 t | 2024 | down 92.9% | falling |
| 191 | Sao Tome and Principe | 18 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 17 t | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Vanuatu | 16 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | Montserrat | 16 t | 2024 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 196 | Andorra | 15 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Cook Islands | 15 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Guam | 13 t | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 12 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 200 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 10 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Greenland | 9 t | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 202 | Naoero | 6 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Cabo Verde | 5 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 204 | Bahrain | 4 t | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 204 | Mali | 4 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 204 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 4 t | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 207 | Iceland | 2 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 207 | Holy See | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Tokelau | 1 t | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 210 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 210 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 213 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Niue | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Norfolk Island | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 213 | Pitcairn | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.92 million t
- Americas 1.91 million t
- South America 1.23 million t
- Asia 1.06 million t
- South-eastern Asia 555,166 t
- Northern America 531,645 t
- Europe 470,342 t
- United States of America 429,501 t
- Eastern Asia 320,602 t
- Africa 258,640 t
- Eastern Europe 178,522 t
- Western Europe 135,768 t
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).