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 22nd out of 216 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.16 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,155 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 183 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 5.03 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 11.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 44.37 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 5,656 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 43.86 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 5,590 1000 ha (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 22nd out of 216 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).