Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in South America
South America: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 1.33 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in South America stood at 1.33 million t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in South America peaked at 1.33 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65,138 t, in 1990.
South America ranks 5th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,138 t | — |
| 1991 | 65,624 t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 74,564 t | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 96,026 t | +28.8% |
| 1994 | 101,650 t | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 181,233 t | +78.3% |
| 1996 | 170,834 t | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 189,379 t | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 220,323 t | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 190,444 t | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 176,242 t | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 270,302 t | +53.4% |
| 2002 | 267,084 t | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 242,286 t | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 279,258 t | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 295,514 t | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 291,849 t | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 379,445 t | +30.0% |
| 2008 | 428,964 t | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 382,495 t | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 472,434 t | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 503,616 t | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 572,981 t | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 679,304 t | +18.6% |
| 2014 | 663,506 t | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 657,602 t | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 699,436 t | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 720,449 t | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 753,320 t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 807,197 t | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 847,451 t | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 928,202 t | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.18 million t | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million t | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 1.33 million t | +26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135,521 t | 65,138 t | 220,323 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 301,344 t | 176,242 t | 428,964 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 652,984 t | 472,434 t | 807,197 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million t | 847,451 t | 1.33 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Viet Nam 192,715 t compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 289,968 t compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 92,575 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand (excluding intra-trade) 281,163 t compare
- 4 France 276,081 t compare
- 4 Türkiye 55,964 t compare
- 5 Canada 274,026 t compare
- 6 Australia 269,902 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 35,293 t compare
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21,757 t compare
- 7 Thailand 202,791 t compare
- 8 Germany 185,288 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,438 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) — import quantity in South America?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in South America was 1.33 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,138 t in 1990.
- How does South America rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- South America ranks 5th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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) — 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.