Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 95,596 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay is 95,596 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 417.4% on the previous year and up 429.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Paraguay peaked at 95,596 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,380 t, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,070 t | 3,380 t | 15,514 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,087 t | 3,507 t | 19,943 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,951 t | 16,331 t | 24,667 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,864 t | 16,008 t | 95,596 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
- 6 Canada 102,005 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 t compare
- 10 Mexico 65,586 t compare
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 64,921 t compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 30,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 30,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 12,250 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,284 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 58,630 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 82,029 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 102,056 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Paraguay?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Paraguay was 95,596 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 95,596 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,380 t in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Paraguay ranks 8th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 429.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).