Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Panama
Panama: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 2.62 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Panama, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Panama stood at 2.62 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 315.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Panama peaked at 3.34 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.21 kg/cap, in 2019.
Panama ranks 9th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 kg/cap | 0.53 kg/cap | 1.35 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.695 kg/cap | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.509 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 kg/cap | 1.69 kg/cap | 3.34 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Panama
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.97 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 41.35 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 114 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 65.34 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 95.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 29.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 498.05 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Panama?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Panama was 2.62 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does Panama rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Panama ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 315.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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).