Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Philippines
Philippines: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 37,660 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Philippines, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 37,660 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 70.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Philippines peaked at 37,660 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15,154 t, in 1990.
That places Philippines 21st out of 200 countries 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15,154 t | — |
| 1991 | 15,374 t | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 15,508 t | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 15,831 t | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 16,238 t | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 16,759 t | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 16,853 t | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16,847 t | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 16,959 t | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 17,473 t | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 17,383 t | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 17,510 t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 17,995 t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 18,331 t | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 18,011 t | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 18,304 t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 18,899 t | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 19,404 t | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 20,076 t | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 19,976 t | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 21,311 t | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 21,180 t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 21,608 t | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 22,374 t | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 22,112 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 23,251 t | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 21,632 t | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 21,491 t | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 21,350 t | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 24,879 t | +16.5% |
| 2020 | 34,715 t | +39.5% |
| 2021 | 37,660 t | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 37,660 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37,660 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37,660 t | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 37,660 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 17.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 37,660 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 41.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +39.5% | 24,879 t | 34,715 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,300 t | 15,154 t | 17,473 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,589 t | 17,383 t | 20,076 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,119 t | 21,180 t | 24,879 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,071 t | 34,715 t | 37,660 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % 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 -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Philippines?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Philippines was 37,660 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 37,660 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,154 t in 1990.
- How does Philippines rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Philippines ranks 21st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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).