Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Chile
Chile: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.72 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Chile, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.72 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Chile peaked at 0.88 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.23 kg/cap, in 1992.
That places Chile 55th out of 208 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.271 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.368 kg/cap | 0.31 kg/cap | 0.4 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.538 kg/cap | 0.39 kg/cap | 0.72 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.802 kg/cap | 0.72 kg/cap | 0.88 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More environment data for Chile
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 58.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,109 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,452 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 11.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 82.15 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,784 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 4.67 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 499 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 13.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,410 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Chile?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Chile was 0.72 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.23 kg/cap in 1992.
- How does Chile rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Chile ranks 55th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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).