Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South America
South America: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 8.48 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South 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 South America stood at 8.48 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South America peaked at 8.79 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.02 kg/ha, in 1990.
South America ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 1.17 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 1.29 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 1.48 kg/ha | +14.7% |
| 1995 | 1.72 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 1996 | 1.97 kg/ha | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 2.31 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 1998 | 2.74 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 2.81 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.11 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 3.36 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 3.35 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 4.02 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 4.46 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 4.62 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 4.43 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 5.15 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 5.13 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.83 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 5.81 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 5.97 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.23 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.29 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.63 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.35 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6.4 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.42 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6.43 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.29 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 7.65 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 8.18 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 8.79 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 8.02 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 8.48 kg/ha | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 2.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.25 kg/ha | 3.11 kg/ha | 5.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 kg/ha | 5.81 kg/ha | 7.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.22 kg/ha | 7.65 kg/ha | 8.79 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South 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
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South America was 8.48 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.79 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does South America rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- South America ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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).