Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Central America
Central America: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 406,499 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Central America is 406,499 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Central America peaked at 406,499 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50,401 t, in 1990.
That places Central America 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 50,401 t | — |
| 1991 | 63,874 t | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 91,301 t | +42.9% |
| 1993 | 69,964 t | -23.4% |
| 1994 | 76,879 t | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 85,960 t | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 113,754 t | +32.3% |
| 1997 | 211,220 t | +85.7% |
| 1998 | 113,703 t | -46.2% |
| 1999 | 114,234 t | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 96,713 t | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 126,264 t | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 117,745 t | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 128,974 t | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 168,319 t | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 135,564 t | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 140,708 t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 204,152 t | +45.1% |
| 2008 | 190,323 t | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 161,879 t | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 184,642 t | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 174,897 t | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 205,721 t | +17.6% |
| 2013 | 217,680 t | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 284,709 t | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 278,344 t | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 287,583 t | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 284,586 t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 297,117 t | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 303,050 t | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 386,956 t | +27.7% |
| 2021 | 379,938 t | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 375,156 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 381,957 t | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 406,499 t | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99,129 t | 50,401 t | 211,220 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,064 t | 96,713 t | 204,152 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 251,833 t | 174,897 t | 303,050 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,101 t | 375,156 t | 406,499 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 11 China 150,950 t compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7,146 t compare
- 12 Italy 138,588 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 6,853 t compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,139 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 134,146 t compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,959 t compare
- 14 Polynesia 2,804 t compare
- 15 Spain 115,716 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 443.53 t compare
- 16 Poland 112,416 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 276.36 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34.07 t compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Central America?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Central America was 406,499 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 406,499 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 50,401 t in 1990.
- How does Central America rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Central America ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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.