Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 20.59 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Paraguay, 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 Paraguay stood at 20.59 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 417.3% on the previous year and up 376.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Paraguay peaked at 20.59 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 kg/ha, in 2000.
Paraguay ranks 12th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.53 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.44 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 2.37 kg/ha | +64.6% |
| 1994 | 3.24 kg/ha | +36.7% |
| 1995 | 4.05 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 4.79 kg/ha | +18.3% |
| 1997 | 5.49 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 4.18 kg/ha | -23.9% |
| 1999 | 1.67 kg/ha | -60.0% |
| 2000 | 1.13 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 3.29 kg/ha | +191.2% |
| 2002 | 3.55 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 3.79 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 4.02 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 4.25 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 4.45 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 4.67 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 4.89 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.12 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.34 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 5.55 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.76 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 5.97 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 4.32 kg/ha | -27.6% |
| 2015 | 4.46 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 4.32 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 4.51 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 3.7 kg/ha | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 3.68 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.85 kg/ha | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 3.49 kg/ha | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 3.62 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.98 kg/ha | +9.9% |
| 2024 | 20.59 kg/ha | +417.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.03 kg/ha | 1.44 kg/ha | 5.49 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.92 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 5.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.76 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 5.97 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.11 kg/ha | 3.49 kg/ha | 20.59 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Paraguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 22.7 % 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 0.0196 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 10.43 % 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 Paraguay?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Paraguay was 20.59 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 20.59 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Paraguay rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Paraguay ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 376.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).