Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ecuador

Ecuador: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.23 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.23 kg/cap
Change on year
down 37.2%
World rank
32nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.74 kg/cap
in 2015
All-time low
0.1 kg/cap
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ecuador, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 0.24 kg/cap1991: 0.22 kg/cap1992: 0.18 kg/cap1993: 0.17 kg/cap1994: 0.23 kg/cap1995: 0.23 kg/cap1996: 0.2 kg/cap1997: 0.63 kg/cap1998: 1.8 kg/cap1999: 1.1 kg/cap2000: 1.4 kg/cap2001: 0.57 kg/cap2002: 0.1 kg/cap2003: 2.3 kg/cap2004: 2.2 kg/cap2005: 1.3 kg/cap2006: 0.56 kg/cap2007: 0.99 kg/cap2008: 1.1 kg/cap2009: 0.65 kg/cap2010: 2.1 kg/cap2011: 1.1 kg/cap2012: 0.74 kg/cap2013: 0.41 kg/cap2014: 2.1 kg/cap2015: 2.7 kg/cap2016: 2.4 kg/cap2017: 2.3 kg/cap2018: 2.2 kg/cap2019: 2 kg/cap2020: 1.6 kg/cap2021: 1.9 kg/cap2022: 1.8 kg/cap2023: 2 kg/cap2024: 1.2 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ecuador is 1.23 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 37.2% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ecuador peaked at 2.74 kg/cap in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1 kg/cap, in 2002.

Ecuador ranks 32nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.499 kg/cap 0.17 kg/cap 1.75 kg/cap 10
2000s 1.11 kg/cap 0.1 kg/cap 2.29 kg/cap 10
2010s 1.8 kg/cap 0.41 kg/cap 2.74 kg/cap 10
2020s 1.69 kg/cap 1.23 kg/cap 1.96 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 29 Grenada 1.26 kg/cap compare
  2. 29 Suriname 1.26 kg/cap compare
  3. 31 Spain 1.25 kg/cap compare
  4. 33 Cook Islands 1.09 kg/cap compare
  5. 33 Polynesia 1.09 kg/cap compare
  6. 35 France 1.05 kg/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ecuador?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ecuador was 1.23 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 2.74 kg/cap in 2015.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 kg/cap in 2002.
How does Ecuador rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Ecuador ranks 32nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).