Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador

El Salvador: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,307 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3,307 t
Change on year
up 18.6%
World rank
73rd
of 200 countries
All-time high
6,005 t
in 2013
All-time low
1,419 t
in 2016
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 1990–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 2.5k t1991: 4.1k t1992: 3.9k t1993: 3.8k t1994: 3.6k t1995: 3.5k t1996: 3.3k t1997: 3.2k t1998: 3.0k t1999: 2.9k t2000: 2.7k t2001: 2.5k t2002: 2.4k t2003: 2.2k t2004: 2.1k t2005: 1.9k t2006: 2.3k t2007: 1.9k t2008: 3.9k t2009: 3.3k t2010: 3.6k t2011: 3.2k t2012: 2.6k t2013: 6.0k t2014: 5.6k t2015: 1.7k t2016: 1.4k t2017: 3.1k t2018: 3.0k t2019: 2.5k t2020: 3.1k t2021: 3.8k t2022: 1.5k t2023: 2.8k t2024: 3.3k t

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

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in El Salvador, 1990 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 70 Bulgaria 3,647 t compare
  2. 71 Finland 3,414 t compare
  3. 72 Denmark 3,378 t compare
  4. 74 Mozambique 3,287 t compare
  5. 75 Thailand 3,273 t compare
  6. 76 Saudi Arabia 3,213 t compare

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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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).