Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia
Colombia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 5.75 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 5.75 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
The figure is up 47.8% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia peaked at 32.63 kg/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1 kg/ha, in 1993.
Colombia ranks 51st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Colombia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.61 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.5 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 3.12 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 3.1 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.57 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 1995 | 4.55 kg/ha | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 4.41 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.76 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1998 | 13.86 kg/ha | +268.6% |
| 1999 | 15.14 kg/ha | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 16.69 kg/ha | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 20.68 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 22.49 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 23.68 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 28.46 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 32.63 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 29.18 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 23.09 kg/ha | -20.9% |
| 2008 | 14.02 kg/ha | -39.3% |
| 2009 | 15.34 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 14.5 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 15.78 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 14.11 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 15.82 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 20.22 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2015 | 8.76 kg/ha | -56.7% |
| 2016 | 8 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 8.87 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 8.49 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.95 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 8.36 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 16.32 kg/ha | +95.2% |
| 2022 | 16.02 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.89 kg/ha | -75.7% |
| 2024 | 5.75 kg/ha | +47.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.86 kg/ha | 3.1 kg/ha | 15.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.63 kg/ha | 14.02 kg/ha | 32.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.25 kg/ha | 7.95 kg/ha | 20.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.07 kg/ha | 3.89 kg/ha | 16.32 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.22 % 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 0.011 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 11.88 % 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 Colombia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Colombia was 5.75 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.63 kg/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Colombia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Colombia ranks 51st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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).