Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Central America
Central America: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 134,558 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Central America stood at 134,558 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.5% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Central America peaked at 134,558 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46,808 t, in 2002.
Central America ranks 9th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,609 t | 51,832 t | 61,432 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,160 t | 46,808 t | 106,513 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,335 t | 83,255 t | 105,672 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,232 t | 98,588 t | 134,558 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Central America?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Central America was 134,558 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 134,558 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,808 t in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Central America ranks 9th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).