Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Colombia
Colombia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 31,133 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Colombia stood at 31,133 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.3% on the previous year and down 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Colombia peaked at 117,881 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 14,962 t, in 1993.
That places Colombia 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,058 t | — |
| 1991 | 16,817 t | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 15,306 t | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 14,962 t | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 17,051 t | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 20,156 t | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 18,081 t | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 16,005 t | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 60,687 t | +279.2% |
| 1999 | 66,088 t | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 75,843 t | +14.8% |
| 2001 | 85,515 t | +12.8% |
| 2002 | 84,023 t | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 88,772 t | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 105,514 t | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 117,881 t | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 98,329 t | -16.6% |
| 2007 | 82,439 t | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 48,539 t | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 51,435 t | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 48,618 t | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 53,797 t | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 48,728 t | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 54,563 t | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 73,744 t | +35.2% |
| 2015 | 33,689 t | -54.3% |
| 2016 | 32,392 t | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 37,699 t | +16.4% |
| 2018 | 37,773 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 36,711 t | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 39,324 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 78,231 t | +98.9% |
| 2022 | 78,231 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19,419 t | -75.2% |
| 2024 | 31,133 t | +60.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 31,133 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 14.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 31,133 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,534 t, 20.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +279.2% | 16,005 t | 60,687 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,321 t | 14,962 t | 66,088 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 83,829 t | 48,539 t | 117,881 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,771 t | 32,392 t | 73,744 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,268 t | 19,419 t | 78,231 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9788 % 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 0.2077 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Colombia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Colombia was 31,133 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 117,881 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,962 t in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Colombia ranks 22nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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).