Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Peru
Peru: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.42 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Peru, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.42 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Peru peaked at 0.42 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.05 kg/cap, in 1995.
Peru ranks 86th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Peru, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.06 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 1996 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.11 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 2002 | 0.11 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.11 kg/cap | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 kg/cap | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.15 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.17 kg/cap | +70.0% |
| 2009 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.21 kg/cap | +31.2% |
| 2011 | 0.21 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 kg/cap | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 0.24 kg/cap | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.27 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.29 kg/cap | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.31 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.32 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.27 kg/cap | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.33 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.41 kg/cap | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.35 kg/cap | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 0.28 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.31 kg/cap | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 0.42 kg/cap | +35.5% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.42 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 82% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.42 kg/cap is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.07 kg/cap, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.062 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.122 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.27 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.354 kg/cap | 0.28 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 83 British Virgin Islands 0.43 kg/cap compare
- 83 Kazakhstan 0.43 kg/cap compare
- 83 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.43 kg/cap compare
- 86 Faroe Islands 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 86 Greece 0.42 kg/cap compare
- 89 Croatia 0.41 kg/cap compare
- 89 Ireland 0.41 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Peru
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4511 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.295 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.18 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2019)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.59 % 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 0.1844 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Peru?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Peru was 0.42 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 kg/cap in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Peru ranks 86th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru 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).