Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in El Salvador
El Salvador: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 41,010 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 41,010 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 275.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in El Salvador peaked at 41,010 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,877 t, in 1990.
El Salvador ranks 46th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,877 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,719 t | +29.3% |
| 1992 | 4,460 t | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 3,807 t | -14.6% |
| 1994 | 4,491 t | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 8,188 t | +82.3% |
| 1996 | 5,907 t | -27.9% |
| 1997 | 6,868 t | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 4,996 t | -27.3% |
| 1999 | 7,807 t | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 4,536 t | -41.9% |
| 2001 | 6,001 t | +32.3% |
| 2002 | 5,425 t | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 5,903 t | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 7,808 t | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 6,995 t | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 7,641 t | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 9,280 t | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 7,757 t | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 7,704 t | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 8,898 t | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 9,518 t | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 10,746 t | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 10,729 t | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 10,910 t | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 10,233 t | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 10,315 t | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15,799 t | +53.2% |
| 2018 | 16,538 t | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 15,840 t | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 20,364 t | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 32,227 t | +58.3% |
| 2022 | 37,566 t | +16.6% |
| 2023 | 36,414 t | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 41,010 t | +12.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 41,010 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6,638 t, 6.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 41,010 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,332 t, 9.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,312 t | 2,877 t | 8,188 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,905 t | 4,536 t | 9,280 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,953 t | 8,898 t | 16,538 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,516 t | 20,364 t | 41,010 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
- 43 Belgium-Luxembourg 44,148 t compare
- 44 Austria 42,815 t compare
- 45 Greece 42,612 t compare
- 47 Cabo Verde 842.98 t compare
- 47 Guatemala 40,174 t compare
- 48 Egypt 37,817 t compare
- 49 Kazakhstan 37,780 t compare
More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.0446 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in El Salvador?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in El Salvador was 41,010 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 41,010 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,877 t in 1990.
- How does El Salvador rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- El Salvador ranks 46th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 275.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.