Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,307 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 3,307 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 18.6% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in El Salvador peaked at 6,005 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,419 t, in 2016.
That places El Salvador 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,524 t | — |
| 1991 | 4,096 t | +62.3% |
| 1992 | 3,941 t | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 3,786 t | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 3,630 t | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 3,475 t | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 3,320 t | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 3,165 t | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 3,009 t | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 2,854 t | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 2,699 t | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 2,544 t | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 2,388 t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 2,233 t | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 2,078 t | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1,923 t | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 2,266 t | +17.8% |
| 2007 | 1,941 t | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 3,899 t | +100.9% |
| 2009 | 3,334 t | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 3,599 t | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 3,231 t | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 2,595 t | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 6,005 t | +131.4% |
| 2014 | 5,638 t | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 1,747 t | -69.0% |
| 2016 | 1,419 t | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 3,134 t | +120.9% |
| 2018 | 2,956 t | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 2,526 t | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 3,102 t | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 3,835 t | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 1,542 t | -59.8% |
| 2023 | 2,788 t | +80.8% |
| 2024 | 3,307 t | +18.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,380 t | 2,524 t | 4,096 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,530 t | 1,923 t | 3,899 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,285 t | 1,419 t | 6,005 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,915 t | 1,542 t | 3,835 t | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in El Salvador?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in El Salvador was 3,307 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 6,005 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,419 t in 2016.
- How does El Salvador rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- El Salvador ranks 73rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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).