Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Colombia
Colombia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.2 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Colombia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Colombia is 1.2 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 53.8% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Colombia peaked at 6.39 g/Int$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.78 g/Int$, in 2023.
Colombia ranks 66th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Colombia, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 g/Int$ | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 1.02 g/Int$ | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 1.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.15 g/Int$ | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 1.28 g/Int$ | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 1.15 g/Int$ | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 1 g/Int$ | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 3.81 g/Int$ | +281.0% |
| 1999 | 4.11 g/Int$ | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 4.58 g/Int$ | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 5.12 g/Int$ | +11.8% |
| 2002 | 4.91 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 5.03 g/Int$ | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 5.81 g/Int$ | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 6.39 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 5.12 g/Int$ | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 4.16 g/Int$ | -18.8% |
| 2008 | 2.39 g/Int$ | -42.5% |
| 2009 | 2.71 g/Int$ | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 2.6 g/Int$ | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 2.81 g/Int$ | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 2.44 g/Int$ | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 2.57 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 3.42 g/Int$ | +33.1% |
| 2015 | 1.5 g/Int$ | -56.1% |
| 2016 | 1.42 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.69 g/Int$ | +19.0% |
| 2018 | 1.61 g/Int$ | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.51 g/Int$ | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.62 g/Int$ | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 3.24 g/Int$ | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 3.15 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.78 g/Int$ | -75.2% |
| 2024 | 1.2 g/Int$ | +53.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.69 g/Int$ | 1 g/Int$ | 4.11 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.62 g/Int$ | 2.39 g/Int$ | 6.39 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.16 g/Int$ | 1.42 g/Int$ | 3.42 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 g/Int$ | 0.78 g/Int$ | 3.24 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 63 Zambia 1.31 g/Int$ compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 1.26 g/Int$ compare
- 65 Philippines 1.21 g/Int$ compare
- 67 Malaysia 1.19 g/Int$ compare
- 68 Finland 1.13 g/Int$ compare
- 68 Tokelau 1.13 g/Int$ compare
- 68 Australia and New Zealand 1.13 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Colombia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0029 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 51.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Colombia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Colombia was 1.2 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 g/Int$ in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 g/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Colombia ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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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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).