Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Uruguay
Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 16,446 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 16,446 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uruguay peaked at 23,466 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,634 t, in 1993.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 216 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,688 t | 1,634 t | 4,239 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,864 t | 3,650 t | 14,023 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,285 t | 13,313 t | 23,466 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,446 t | 16,446 t | 16,446 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 29 Ukraine 19,615 t compare
- 30 Republic of Korea 19,612 t compare
- 31 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16,983 t compare
- 33 Bangladesh 15,506 t compare
- 34 Guatemala 14,463 t compare
- 35 Peru 14,418 t compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 31,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,770 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 303 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 2,736 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 2,215 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 43,982 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 31,383 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uruguay?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uruguay was 16,446 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23,466 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,634 t in 1993.
- How does Uruguay rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).