Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chile
Chile: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 14,208 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chile is 14,208 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chile peaked at 17,180 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3,175 t, in 1993.
Chile ranks 35th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chile, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,369 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,356 t | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 3,179 t | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 3,175 t | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3,294 t | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 3,679 t | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 4,512 t | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 4,904 t | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 4,917 t | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 4,579 t | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 4,802 t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5,126 t | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 5,643 t | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 5,549 t | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 5,918 t | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 6,430 t | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 6,555 t | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 6,538 t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 6,378 t | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 6,874 t | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6,756 t | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 6,979 t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 7,421 t | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 8,060 t | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 8,359 t | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 9,651 t | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 11,616 t | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 13,363 t | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 12,838 t | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 12,944 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14,129 t | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 16,997 t | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 17,180 t | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 15,920 t | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 14,208 t | -10.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 14,208 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,463 t, 9.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 14,208 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,534 t, 9.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,896 t | 3,175 t | 4,917 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,981 t | 4,802 t | 6,874 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,799 t | 6,756 t | 13,363 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,687 t | 14,129 t | 17,180 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chile?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chile was 14,208 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 17,180 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,175 t in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Chile ranks 35th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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).