Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland by country
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1....
Countries reporting
187
Highest
37.72 kg/ha
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
0 kg/ha
Niger
Median
2.01 kg/ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
7,792
What the numbers show
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland is currently reported for 187 countries. The highest value is 37.72 kg/ha in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 0 kg/ha in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.01 kg/ha, and the mean is 5.28 kg/ha.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 7,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 98.4%).
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.72 kg/ha | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 35.11 kg/ha | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 29.75 kg/ha | 2010 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 4 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 28.04 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 27.62 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 6 | Djibouti | 25.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 7 | Maldives | 23.67 kg/ha | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 8 | Seychelles | 23.16 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 10 | Andorra | 21.06 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 11 | Grenada | 21.02 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 12 | Paraguay | 20.59 kg/ha | 2024 | up 376.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Panama | 19.97 kg/ha | 2024 | up 489.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 19.89 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 15 | Costa Rica | 19.7 kg/ha | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 16 | Naoero | 18.82 kg/ha | 2024 | up 162.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 18.49 kg/ha | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 18 | Israel | 18.08 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 19 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 18 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 20 | Mauritius | 16.79 kg/ha | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 21 | Bahamas | 16.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 50.3% | falling |
| 22 | Suriname | 14.01 kg/ha | 2024 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Malta | 13.75 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 24 | China, Taiwan Province of | 13.58 kg/ha | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 25 | Republic of Korea | 13.03 kg/ha | 2024 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.59 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 27 | Palestine, State of | 11.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 28 | Brazil | 11.85 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Belize | 11 kg/ha | 2024 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 30 | Palau | 10.8 kg/ha | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Japan | 10.06 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 32 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 9.89 kg/ha | 1999 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ecuador | 9.81 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Samoa | 9.5 kg/ha | 2024 | up 541.9% | volatile |
| 35 | French Polynesia | 9.01 kg/ha | 2024 | down 38.5% | rising |
| 36 | New Zealand | 8.87 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 37 | Barbados | 8.55 kg/ha | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Jamaica | 8.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 39 | Montserrat | 7.97 kg/ha | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 40 | Cyprus | 7.73 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 41 | Georgia | 7.72 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 42 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 7.51 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 43 | Uruguay | 7.45 kg/ha | 2024 | down 19.6% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 7.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Ghana | 7.25 kg/ha | 2024 | up 817.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Lebanon | 7.23 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 7.17 kg/ha | 2022 | up 192.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 6.74 kg/ha | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 49 | Belgium | 6.22 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 50 | Eswatini | 6.15 kg/ha | 2024 | up 127.8% | rising |
| 51 | Colombia | 5.75 kg/ha | 2024 | down 71.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 5.66 kg/ha | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 53 | British Virgin Islands | 5.64 kg/ha | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 173.2% | rising |
| 55 | Guyana | 5.54 kg/ha | 2024 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 5.36 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 57 | Montenegro | 5.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 19.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Cambodia | 5.02 kg/ha | 2024 | up 373.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 4.94 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 59 | Ireland | 4.94 kg/ha | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 61 | Portugal | 4.82 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 62 | Botswana | 4.78 kg/ha | 2024 | up 312.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Guatemala | 4.73 kg/ha | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 64 | Mongolia | 4.53 kg/ha | 2024 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Fiji | 4.42 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Cook Islands | 4.37 kg/ha | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 67 | Italy | 4.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 68 | France | 3.9 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 69 | Germany | 3.81 kg/ha | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 70 | El Salvador | 3.79 kg/ha | 2024 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 71 | Austria | 3.78 kg/ha | 2024 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 72 | Spain | 3.63 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 73 | Lesotho | 3.44 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5,633.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Philippines | 3.35 kg/ha | 2024 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 75 | South Africa | 3.28 kg/ha | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 76 | Egypt | 3.22 kg/ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 77 | Oman | 3.21 kg/ha | 2024 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Slovenia | 3.09 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 79 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2.75 kg/ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 80 | Malaysia | 2.73 kg/ha | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mayotte | 2.7 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Congo | 2.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 2.69 kg/ha | 2024 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 2.67 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 2.36 kg/ha | 2024 | down 90.4% | falling |
| 86 | Peru | 2.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Bhutan | 2.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 7,200.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Jordan | 2.19 kg/ha | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 2.16 kg/ha | 2024 | down 61.8% | rising |
| 90 | Poland | 2.09 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Benin | 2.06 kg/ha | 2024 | up 390.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 2.06 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 93 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.05 kg/ha | 2017 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 94 | Armenia | 2.01 kg/ha | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 95 | China | 1.95 kg/ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 96 | Australia | 1.92 kg/ha | 2017 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 97 | China, mainland | 1.88 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 98 | Tokelau | 1.85 kg/ha | 2024 | down 82.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 1.76 kg/ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 1.73 kg/ha | 2024 | down 13.5% | rising |
| 101 | Croatia | 1.72 kg/ha | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 102 | Guam | 1.61 kg/ha | 2024 | up 257.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 1.59 kg/ha | 2024 | up 287.8% | flat |
| 104 | Lithuania | 1.57 kg/ha | 2024 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Czechia | 1.54 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 106 | Finland | 1.52 kg/ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 106 | Morocco | 1.52 kg/ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 108 | Gabon | 1.51 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | 1.49 kg/ha | 2024 | up 136.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Greece | 1.46 kg/ha | 2024 | up 24.8% | falling |
| 111 | Denmark | 1.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 91.9% | falling |
| 112 | Liberia | 1.41 kg/ha | 2024 | up 139.0% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 1.37 kg/ha | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 114 | Latvia | 1.33 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 1.22 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 116 | Cameroon | 1.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 70.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Rwanda | 1.21 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Haiti | 1.18 kg/ha | 2024 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 119 | Estonia | 1.09 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 119 | Zambia | 1.09 kg/ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 121 | Serbia | 1.07 kg/ha | 2024 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 122 | Romania | 1.01 kg/ha | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 1 kg/ha | 2024 | up 257.1% | rising |
| 124 | Gambia | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Kiribati | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Nigeria | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Papua New Guinea | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 124 | Uganda | 0.98 kg/ha | 2024 | up 81.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Myanmar | 0.94 kg/ha | 2024 | up 113.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0.93 kg/ha | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Belarus | 0.91 kg/ha | 2024 | up 175.8% | rising |
| 133 | Kenya | 0.9 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 134 | Bahrain | 0.86 kg/ha | 2024 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Norway | 0.86 kg/ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 136 | Pakistan | 0.85 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 0.84 kg/ha | 2024 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 138 | Libya | 0.83 kg/ha | 2024 | up 33.9% | falling |
| 138 | Tunisia | 0.83 kg/ha | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 140 | Sweden | 0.81 kg/ha | 2024 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 141 | Russian Federation | 0.78 kg/ha | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Algeria | 0.71 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.5% | rising |
| 143 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7 kg/ha | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Somalia | 0.66 kg/ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Tonga | 0.65 kg/ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 146 | Nepal | 0.6 kg/ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 0.59 kg/ha | 2024 | up 490.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Ukraine | 0.58 kg/ha | 2024 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Zimbabwe | 0.54 kg/ha | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 150 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 kg/ha | 2024 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 151 | Comoros | 0.47 kg/ha | 2024 | up 487.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Albania | 0.44 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 153 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.42 kg/ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.41 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 155 | Mozambique | 0.38 kg/ha | 2024 | up 442.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 0.38 kg/ha | 2024 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 157 | Togo | 0.34 kg/ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.31 kg/ha | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 158 | Malawi | 0.31 kg/ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Turkmenistan | 0.3 kg/ha | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 161 | Kazakhstan | 0.29 kg/ha | 2024 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 162 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.27 kg/ha | 2005 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 163 | India | 0.24 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 164 | Azerbaijan | 0.23 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Cuba | 0.22 kg/ha | 2024 | down 80.4% | falling |
| 165 | Ethiopia | 0.22 kg/ha | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 0.22 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | 0.2 kg/ha | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Madagascar | 0.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Sudan | 0.19 kg/ha | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 171 | Senegal | 0.15 kg/ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 171 | Thailand | 0.15 kg/ha | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Sudan (former) | 0.14 kg/ha | 2011 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.13 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.12 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 176 | Yemen | 0.1 kg/ha | 2024 | down 90.2% | rising |
| 177 | Iraq | 0.09 kg/ha | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 178 | Burundi | 0.04 kg/ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Eritrea | 0.04 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 0.02 kg/ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Guinea | 0.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Iceland | 0.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 180 | Niue | 0.02 kg/ha | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Angola | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Chad | 0.01 kg/ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 186 | Mali | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Niger | 0 kg/ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Viet Nam 13.9 kg/ha
- South America 8.48 kg/ha
- Polynesia 6.1 kg/ha
- Americas 5.04 kg/ha
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 5.1 kg/ha
- South-Eastern Asia 4.82 kg/ha
- Central America 4.06 kg/ha
- Republic of Moldova 3.36 kg/ha
- Western Europe 4.05 kg/ha
- Wallis and Futuna Islands 2.96 kg/ha
- Southern Europe 3.36 kg/ha
- Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha
- Southern Africa 3.24 kg/ha
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/ha
- United States of America 2.78 kg/ha
- Asia 1.88 kg/ha
- Northern America 2.75 kg/ha
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.19 kg/ha
- World 2.49 kg/ha
- Melanesia 1.18 kg/ha
- Eastern Asia 2.35 kg/ha
- Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha
- Oceania 2.02 kg/ha
- Middle Africa 0.36 kg/ha
- Northern Europe 1.83 kg/ha
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kg/ha
- Western Asia 1.67 kg/ha
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.33 kg/ha
- Europe 1.65 kg/ha
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 kg/ha
- Caribbean 1.41 kg/ha
- Western Africa 0.95 kg/ha
- United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha
- Eastern Europe 0.91 kg/ha
- Northern Africa 0.87 kg/ha
- Africa 0.83 kg/ha
- Eastern Africa 0.46 kg/ha
- Southern Asia 0.41 kg/ha
- Central Asia 0.3 kg/ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).