Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in World
World: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3.92 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in World stood at 3.92 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in World peaked at 3.92 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million t, in 1991.
World ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in World, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.81 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.79 million t | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.82 million t | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.84 million t | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.89 million t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.96 million t | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 million t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.09 million t | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 2.13 million t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2.17 million t | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2.18 million t | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.18 million t | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.31 million t | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 2.45 million t | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 2.54 million t | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.51 million t | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.77 million t | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 2.83 million t | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.73 million t | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.03 million t | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 3.08 million t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.21 million t | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3.27 million t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.28 million t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million t | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 3.44 million t | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.36 million t | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.42 million t | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 3.50 million t | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.53 million t | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.80 million t | +7.6% |
| 2022 | 3.82 million t | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.73 million t | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3.92 million t | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.95 million t | 1.79 million t | 2.17 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.47 million t | 2.18 million t | 2.83 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 million t | 3.03 million t | 3.50 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.76 million t | 3.53 million t | 3.92 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in World?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in World was 3.92 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million t in 1991.
- How does World rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- World ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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).