Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in United States of America
United States of America: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 429,501 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 429,501 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in United States of America peaked at 457,385 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 358,338 t, in 2009.
United States of America ranks 7th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in United States of America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 400,522 t | — |
| 1991 | 395,079 t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 401,883 t | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 390,543 t | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 425,923 t | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 423,202 t | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 433,180 t | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 431,819 t | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 424,562 t | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 433,634 t | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 430,005 t | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 411,408 t | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 413,313 t | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 407,053 t | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 418,030 t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 409,730 t | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 392,811 t | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 400,068 t | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 379,203 t | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 358,338 t | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 374,818 t | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 391,299 t | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 407,779 t | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 418,674 t | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 413,135 t | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 423,475 t | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 451,667 t | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 449,713 t | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 457,385 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 444,240 t | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 439,593 t | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 438,087 t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 427,232 t | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 429,501 t | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 429,501 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 416,035 t | 390,543 t | 433,634 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 401,996 t | 358,338 t | 430,005 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 423,218 t | 374,818 t | 457,385 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 432,783 t | 427,232 t | 439,593 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 4 China 252,919 t compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12,705 t compare
- 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
- 6 Canada 102,005 t compare
- 6 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 95,596 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,928 t compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2,210 t compare
- 9 France 69,831 t compare
- 10 Mexico 65,586 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 1,897 t compare
More environment data for United States of America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.7801 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.0569 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 0.9806 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -7.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in United States of America?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in United States of America was 429,501 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 457,385 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 358,338 t in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- United States of America ranks 7th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of 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).