Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mexico
Mexico: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 65,586 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mexico, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 65,586 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.8% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mexico peaked at 65,586 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11,536 t, in 2002.
That places Mexico 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mexico, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26,625 t | — |
| 1991 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 26,625 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23,372 t | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 11,536 t | -50.6% |
| 2003 | 16,285 t | +41.2% |
| 2004 | 18,508 t | +13.7% |
| 2005 | 39,172 t | +111.6% |
| 2006 | 38,403 t | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 50,894 t | +32.5% |
| 2008 | 50,155 t | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 50,328 t | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 52,305 t | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 53,220 t | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 49,214 t | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 47,551 t | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 43,029 t | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 48,293 t | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 47,421 t | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 50,802 t | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 53,144 t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 39,903 t | -24.9% |
| 2020 | 38,883 t | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 40,811 t | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 41,676 t | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 37,298 t | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 65,586 t | +75.8% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 65,586 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 29.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 65,586 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1,534 t, 42.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +111.6% | 18,508 t | 39,172 t |
| 2024 | +75.8% | 37,298 t | 65,586 t |
| 2002 | -50.6% | 23,372 t | 11,536 t |
| 2003 | +41.2% | 11,536 t | 16,285 t |
| 2007 | +32.5% | 38,403 t | 50,894 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,625 t | 26,625 t | 26,625 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,528 t | 11,536 t | 50,894 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 48,488 t | 39,903 t | 53,220 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,851 t | 37,298 t | 65,586 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 95,596 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,897 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 64,921 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,875 t compare
- 12 Spain 59,858 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 701 t compare
- 13 Australia 59,634 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187 t compare
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mexico?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Mexico was 65,586 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 65,586 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,536 t in 2002.
- How does Mexico rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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).