Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Americas
Americas: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 2.31 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Americas stood at 2.31 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 66.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Americas peaked at 2.31 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 289,724 t, in 1991.
That places Americas 2nd out of 50 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 441,124 t | 289,724 t | 627,099 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 758,013 t | 510,325 t | 992,749 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million t | 1.04 million t | 1.59 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.13 million t | 1.98 million t | 2.31 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Brazil 807,127 t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 289,968 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 281,163 t compare
- 4 France 276,081 t compare
- 5 Canada 274,026 t compare
More environment data for Americas
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 14.92 kg/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.36 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 347,983 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 31.51 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 16.06 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 15.65 million t (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 29,878 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 19.01 million t (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.65 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 41.48 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Americas?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Americas was 2.31 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,724 t in 1991.
- How does Americas rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 50 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import 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.