Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in United States of America
United States of America: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.24 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in United States of America, 1990–2024
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 United States of America is 1.24 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in United States of America peaked at 1.6 kg/cap in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.16 kg/cap, in 2009.
That places United States of America 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.58 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 1.54 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 1.55 kg/cap | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.49 kg/cap | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.6 kg/cap | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 1.58 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.6 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.58 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.54 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.56 kg/cap | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.53 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 1.45 kg/cap | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.44 kg/cap | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.4 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.43 kg/cap | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.39 kg/cap | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.31 kg/cap | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.33 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.24 kg/cap | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 1.16 kg/cap | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 1.25 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.29 kg/cap | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 1.31 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.28 kg/cap | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.37 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 1.35 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.37 kg/cap | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 kg/cap | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.3 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.29 kg/cap | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.25 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.24 kg/cap | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 kg/cap | 1.49 kg/cap | 1.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 kg/cap | 1.16 kg/cap | 1.53 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 kg/cap | 1.2 kg/cap | 1.37 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 kg/cap | 1.24 kg/cap | 1.3 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 2 Uruguay 4.39 kg/cap compare
- 2 Viet Nam 1.6 kg/cap compare
- 3 Aruba 3.92 kg/cap compare
- 3 Polynesia 1.09 kg/cap compare
- 4 Argentina 3.87 kg/cap compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.02 kg/cap compare
- 5 Montserrat 3.63 kg/cap compare
- 5 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.92 kg/cap compare
- 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
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth -17.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production -7.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate -2.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in United States of America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in United States of America was 1.24 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 kg/cap in 1994.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 kg/cap in 2009.
- How does United States of America rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- United States of America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of 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).