Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South America
South America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 2.45 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in South America stood at 2.45 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in South America peaked at 2.72 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.38 kg/cap, in 1990.
South America ranks 1st of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.38 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.39 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.41 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.44 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.49 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.55 kg/cap | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 0.63 kg/cap | +14.5% |
| 1997 | 0.74 kg/cap | +17.5% |
| 1998 | 0.87 kg/cap | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.89 kg/cap | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.98 kg/cap | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 1.05 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.04 kg/cap | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.27 kg/cap | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 1.43 kg/cap | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.5 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 1.45 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7 kg/cap | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 1.56 kg/cap | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 1.55 kg/cap | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.69 kg/cap | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.91 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.97 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.11 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.08 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.08 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.09 kg/cap | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 2.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.23 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 2.38 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 2.54 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.72 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 2.46 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 2024 | 2.45 kg/cap | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.579 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.89 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 kg/cap | 0.98 kg/cap | 1.7 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 kg/cap | 1.69 kg/cap | 2.23 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 kg/cap | 2.38 kg/cap | 2.72 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in South America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in South America was 2.45 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does South America rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- South America ranks 1st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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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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).