Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Central America
Central America: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.33 g/Int$ in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Central America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Central America recorded 1.33 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Central America peaked at 1.6 g/Int$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.82 g/Int$, in 2002.
Central America ranks 5th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Central America, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.23 g/Int$ | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.27 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.27 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 g/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 1.18 g/Int$ | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.16 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1.2 g/Int$ | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 1.15 g/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.14 g/Int$ | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.2 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 1 g/Int$ | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.82 g/Int$ | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.89 g/Int$ | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 0.92 g/Int$ | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 g/Int$ | +46.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3 g/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.6 g/Int$ | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 1.53 g/Int$ | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1.43 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.53 g/Int$ | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 1.43 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 1.33 g/Int$ | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 1.39 g/Int$ | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 1.17 g/Int$ | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.18 g/Int$ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 1.11 g/Int$ | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 1.14 g/Int$ | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 1.12 g/Int$ | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.96 g/Int$ | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 1.19 g/Int$ | +24.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 g/Int$ | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.13 g/Int$ | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.07 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.33 g/Int$ | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 g/Int$ | 1.14 g/Int$ | 1.27 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 g/Int$ | 0.82 g/Int$ | 1.6 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 g/Int$ | 0.96 g/Int$ | 1.53 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 g/Int$ | 1.07 g/Int$ | 1.33 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 2 Paraguay 10.07 g/Int$ compare
- 3 Seychelles 9.36 g/Int$ compare
- 3 Viet Nam 2.91 g/Int$ compare
- 4 China, Macao SAR 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 0.93 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Grenada 8.28 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.63 g/Int$ compare
- 7 Samoa 8.01 g/Int$ compare
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.79 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Central America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 83.65 million m3 (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 321,062 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Central America?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Central America was 1.33 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 g/Int$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.82 g/Int$ in 2002.
- How does Central America rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Central America ranks 5th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).