Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 3.87 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Argentina, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Argentina recorded 3.87 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Argentina peaked at 4.69 kg/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.77 kg/cap, in 1993.
Argentina ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.25 kg/cap | 0.77 kg/cap | 2.16 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.34 kg/cap | 2.26 kg/cap | 4.67 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 kg/cap | 3.65 kg/cap | 4.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 kg/cap | 3.87 kg/cap | 3.87 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
More environment data for Argentina
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 924,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 1.66 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 16,433 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 3,804 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 12,161 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 5,335 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 316,517 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 296,735 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Argentina?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Argentina was 3.87 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 4.69 kg/cap in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.77 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Argentina rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Argentina ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Argentina data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).