Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in World
World: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.49 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in World, 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 World stood at 2.49 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in World peaked at 2.49 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.21 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places World 10th 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 World, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.23 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.24 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.25 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1.29 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 1.33 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.37 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.42 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 1.44 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.46 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.47 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.49 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.56 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 1.64 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 1.69 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.68 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.85 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 1.89 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.81 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 2 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 2.02 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.14 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 2.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.15 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.23 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.16 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.25 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.26 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.43 kg/ha | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 2.44 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.38 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.49 kg/ha | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.66 kg/ha | 1.47 kg/ha | 1.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.14 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 2.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 kg/ha | 2.26 kg/ha | 2.49 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in World?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in World was 2.49 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does World rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- World ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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).