Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern America
Northern America: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.75 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern 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 Northern America stood at 2.75 kg/ha.
The figure is up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America peaked at 2.76 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.85 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Northern America 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.88 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.85 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.9 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 1.86 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 2.02 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.11 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 2.12 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.11 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 2.18 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 2.14 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.05 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 2.07 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 2.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.15 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.14 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.08 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 2.19 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.15 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2.06 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.2 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.31 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 2.46 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 2.55 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 2.48 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 2.52 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.73 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.75 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.75 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.66 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2.73 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.76 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.71 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.75 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.75 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 kg/ha | 1.85 kg/ha | 2.18 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.11 kg/ha | 2.05 kg/ha | 2.19 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.54 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 2.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 kg/ha | 2.71 kg/ha | 2.76 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.19 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 1.18 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Northern America
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.23 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.466 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.49 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 43.74 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 92.54 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 40.32 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 11.92 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern America was 2.75 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.85 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Northern America rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Northern America ranks 9th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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).