Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern America
Northern America: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 531,645 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern America recorded 531,645 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern America peaked at 548,178 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 412,964 t, in 2009.
That places Northern America 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 430,114 t | — |
| 1991 | 424,580 t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 431,295 t | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 419,883 t | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 455,211 t | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 455,550 t | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 468,558 t | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 470,207 t | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 465,967 t | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 478,069 t | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 469,807 t | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 449,995 t | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 447,669 t | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 442,780 t | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 454,297 t | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 446,192 t | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 429,453 t | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 445,272 t | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 432,998 t | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 412,964 t | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 435,957 t | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 453,497 t | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 481,413 t | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 500,495 t | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 489,637 t | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 499,006 t | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 542,779 t | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 548,178 t | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 545,145 t | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 523,277 t | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 532,711 t | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 535,934 t | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 523,025 t | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 531,641 t | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 531,645 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 449,943 t | 419,883 t | 478,069 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 443,143 t | 412,964 t | 469,807 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 501,938 t | 435,957 t | 548,178 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,991 t | 523,025 t | 535,934 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 40.32 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern America?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern America was 531,645 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 548,178 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 412,964 t in 2009.
- How does Northern America rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Northern America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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).