Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Peru
Peru: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 14,418 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Peru, 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 Peru is 14,418 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.8% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Peru peaked at 14,418 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,336 t, in 1990.
That places Peru 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 1,519 t | 1,336 t | 1,912 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,460 t | 2,257 t | 5,009 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,234 t | 6,031 t | 10,568 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,866 t | 9,401 t | 14,418 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
More environment data for Peru
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,580 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 521.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 14.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 74.5 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,102 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,280 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 16.12 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,917 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Peru?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Peru was 14,418 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 14,418 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,336 t in 1990.
- How does Peru rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Peru ranks 35th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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).