Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Americas
Americas: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 5.04 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Americas is 5.04 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Americas peaked at 5.04 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.61 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Americas 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Americas, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.61 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.62 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.67 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1.68 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 1.83 kg/ha | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 1.91 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 2.03 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 2.14 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 2.26 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 2.33 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.41 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 2.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.38 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.61 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 2.83 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 2.96 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 2.89 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3.27 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 3.24 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.07 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 3.54 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2011 | 3.65 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 3.84 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 3.93 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.99 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.92 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 4.05 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 4.12 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.37 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 4.58 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 4.82 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.02 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 4.76 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 5.04 kg/ha | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 kg/ha | 1.61 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.81 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 3.27 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.95 kg/ha | 3.54 kg/ha | 4.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.84 kg/ha | 4.58 kg/ha | 5.04 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 37.72 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 13.9 kg/ha compare
- 2 Qatar 35.11 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Americas
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 88.86 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 14.67 million m3 (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production 28.35 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 548.84 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 78.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 740.92 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 263.00 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Americas?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Americas was 5.04 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Americas rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Americas ranks 2nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).