Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central America
Central America: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.06 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central America stood at 4.06 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 36.2% on the previous year and up 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central America peaked at 4.06 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.38 kg/ha, in 2002.
Central America ranks 4th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.67 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.63 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.71 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.73 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.68 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.73 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 1.76 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.83 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.81 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 1.83 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.97 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 1.69 kg/ha | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 1.38 kg/ha | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 1.55 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.66 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 2.46 kg/ha | +48.2% |
| 2006 | 2.46 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.1 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2008 | 3.05 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.83 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 3.14 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 2.95 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 2.91 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 3.11 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 2.72 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 2.75 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.76 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3.05 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 3.1 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7 kg/ha | -12.9% |
| 2020 | 3.01 kg/ha | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 3.09 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 3.05 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 2.98 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4.06 kg/ha | +36.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.74 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.21 kg/ha | 1.38 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 kg/ha | 2.7 kg/ha | 3.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 kg/ha | 2.98 kg/ha | 4.06 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 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
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central America was 4.06 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.06 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 kg/ha in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Central America ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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).