Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

Northern America (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 205,819 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
205,819 t
Change on year
up 4.2%
Rank
28th
of 47 groups
All-time high
396,445 t
in 2021
All-time low
26,846 t
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1990200720241990: 33.0k t1991: 26.8k t1992: 36.7k t1993: 45.8k t1994: 43.5k t1995: 44.4k t1996: 50.9k t1997: 44.0k t1998: 61.4k t1999: 62.4k t2000: 65.2k t2001: 84.5k t2002: 89.0k t2003: 115.6k t2004: 128.7k t2005: 122.4k t2006: 115.4k t2007: 120.3k t2008: 119.9k t2009: 143.5k t2010: 124.6k t2011: 115.1k t2012: 133.4k t2013: 130.4k t2014: 130.8k t2015: 162.1k t2016: 155.3k t2017: 186.8k t2018: 190.2k t2019: 149.4k t2020: 379.1k t2021: 396.4k t2022: 238.6k t2023: 197.5k t2024: 205.8k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) stood at 205,819 t.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 396,445 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26,846 t, in 1991.

Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th of 47 groups on this measure, 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 Northern America (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 32,995 t
1991 26,846 t -18.6%
1992 36,662 t +36.6%
1993 45,818 t +25.0%
1994 43,475 t -5.1%
1995 44,358 t +2.0%
1996 50,914 t +14.8%
1997 43,969 t -13.6%
1998 61,371 t +39.6%
1999 62,438 t +1.7%
2000 65,212 t +4.4%
2001 84,531 t +29.6%
2002 89,034 t +5.3%
2003 115,580 t +29.8%
2004 128,740 t +11.4%
2005 122,420 t -4.9%
2006 115,416 t -5.7%
2007 120,270 t +4.2%
2008 119,943 t -0.3%
2009 143,501 t +19.6%
2010 124,631 t -13.1%
2011 115,052 t -7.7%
2012 133,408 t +16.0%
2013 130,445 t -2.2%
2014 130,807 t +0.3%
2015 162,134 t +23.9%
2016 155,295 t -4.2%
2017 186,782 t +20.3%
2018 190,205 t +1.8%
2019 149,410 t -21.4%
2020 379,099 t +153.7%
2021 396,445 t +4.6%
2022 238,582 t -39.8%
2023 197,521 t -17.2%
2024 205,819 t +4.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44,885 t 26,846 t 62,438 t 10
2000s 110,465 t 65,212 t 143,501 t 10
2010s 147,817 t 115,052 t 190,205 t 10
2020s 283,493 t 197,521 t 396,445 t 5

Countries ranked near Northern America (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 86,505 t compare
  2. 26 Colombia 86,481 t compare
  3. 27 South Africa 83,709 t compare
  4. 28 China, mainland 82,061 t compare
  5. 29 Cambodia 75,789 t compare
  6. 30 Bangladesh 70,740 t compare
  7. 31 Paraguay 69,492 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Northern America (excluding intra-trade) was 205,819 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 396,445 t in 2021.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 26,846 t in 1991.
How does Northern America (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Northern America (excluding intra-trade) ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Northern America (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern America (excluding intra-trade) 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.