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 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Panama, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.35 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.32 kg/cap | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.29 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 1.27 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.24 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.21 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.19 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.17 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.69 kg/cap | -41.0% |
| 1999 | 0.53 kg/cap | -23.2% |
| 2000 | 0.37 kg/cap | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.91 kg/cap | +145.9% |
| 2002 | 0.68 kg/cap | -25.3% |
| 2003 | 0.77 kg/cap | +13.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kg/cap | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.81 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.78 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.65 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.61 kg/cap | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.57 kg/cap | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.54 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5 kg/cap | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.36 kg/cap | -28.0% |
| 2013 | 0.65 kg/cap | +80.6% |
| 2014 | 0.63 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.62 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.59 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.39 kg/cap | -33.9% |
| 2019 | 0.21 kg/cap | -46.2% |
| 2020 | 1.69 kg/cap | +704.8% |
| 2021 | 3.34 kg/cap | +97.6% |
| 2022 | 2.53 kg/cap | -24.3% |
| 2023 | 2.21 kg/cap | -12.6% |
| 2024 | 2.62 kg/cap | +18.6% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 2.62 kg/cap is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.57 kg/cap, 4.6× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 2.62 kg/cap is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 kg/cap, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Panama changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +704.8% | 0.21 kg/cap | 1.69 kg/cap |
| 2001 | +145.9% | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.91 kg/cap |
| 2021 | +97.6% | 1.69 kg/cap | 3.34 kg/cap |
| 2013 | +80.6% | 0.36 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap |
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 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 6 Belize 3.59 kg/cap compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.61 kg/cap compare
- 7 Brazil 3.56 kg/cap compare
- 8 Paraguay 2.7 kg/cap compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.14 kg/cap compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.14 kg/cap compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 11 Canada 2.57 kg/cap compare
- 12 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 0.08 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Panama
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.66 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2493 % change on previous year (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 192 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).