Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in South America
South America: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 218,734 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — export quantity in South America stood at 218,734 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in South America peaked at 298,943 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36,837 t, in 1990.
South America ranks 19th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,837 t | — |
| 1991 | 38,524 t | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 48,475 t | +25.8% |
| 1993 | 56,102 t | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 67,098 t | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 80,022 t | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 89,578 t | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 108,187 t | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 119,725 t | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 116,582 t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 116,346 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 126,071 t | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 135,613 t | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 157,172 t | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 199,294 t | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 192,901 t | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 202,330 t | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 276,451 t | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 298,943 t | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 231,883 t | -22.4% |
| 2010 | 260,442 t | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 245,434 t | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 247,268 t | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 279,234 t | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 258,711 t | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 242,255 t | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 217,425 t | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 230,796 t | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 224,112 t | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 238,304 t | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 235,168 t | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 258,402 t | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 245,227 t | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 224,522 t | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 218,734 t | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76,113 t | 36,837 t | 119,725 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 193,700 t | 116,346 t | 298,943 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 244,398 t | 217,425 t | 279,234 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 236,411 t | 218,734 t | 258,402 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.056 t compare
- 16 Israel 73,644 t compare
- 17 Indonesia 65,670 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.0003 t compare
- 18 Colombia 65,349 t compare
- 19 Austria 56,409 t compare
- 20 Ireland 53,507 t compare
- 21 Argentina 47,643 t compare
- 22 Denmark 47,334 t compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in South America?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in South America was 218,734 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 298,943 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,837 t in 1990.
- How does South America rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- South America ranks 19th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.