Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Brazil
Brazil: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 11.85 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 11.85 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Brazil peaked at 12.63 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.91 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Brazil 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Brazil, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.91 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.06 kg/ha | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 1.25 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1993 | 1.44 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 1.65 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 1.86 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 1996 | 2 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 2.13 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.26 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 2.38 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2.57 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 2.73 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 2.58 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 3.18 kg/ha | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 3.68 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 3.91 kg/ha | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 3.96 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 5.02 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 2008 | 5.14 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.5 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 5.85 kg/ha | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 6.6 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 7.35 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 7.57 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.72 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.14 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 8.11 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.65 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.78 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 10.81 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 11.34 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.63 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2023 | 11.89 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 11.85 kg/ha | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 kg/ha | 0.91 kg/ha | 2.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 kg/ha | 2.57 kg/ha | 5.5 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.77 kg/ha | 5.85 kg/ha | 9.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7 kg/ha | 10.81 kg/ha | 12.63 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 11.91 kg/ha compare
- 29 Belize 11 kg/ha compare
- 30 Palau 10.8 kg/ha compare
- 31 Japan 10.06 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Brazil
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0025 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Brazil?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Brazil was 11.85 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 12.63 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.91 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Brazil ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).