Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 10.07 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay stood at 10.07 g/Int$. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 406.0% on the previous year and up 401.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay peaked at 10.07 g/Int$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.87 g/Int$, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.87 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.97 g/Int$ | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.99 g/Int$ | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.56 g/Int$ | +57.6% |
| 1994 | 2.32 g/Int$ | +48.7% |
| 1995 | 2.8 g/Int$ | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 3.39 g/Int$ | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 3.78 g/Int$ | +11.5% |
| 1998 | 2.83 g/Int$ | -25.1% |
| 1999 | 1.2 g/Int$ | -57.6% |
| 2000 | 0.88 g/Int$ | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 2.32 g/Int$ | +163.6% |
| 2002 | 2.6 g/Int$ | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 2.56 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.76 g/Int$ | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2.97 g/Int$ | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 3.01 g/Int$ | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 2.81 g/Int$ | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 3.08 g/Int$ | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 3.8 g/Int$ | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 2.91 g/Int$ | -23.4% |
| 2011 | 2.92 g/Int$ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 4.14 g/Int$ | +41.8% |
| 2013 | 2.93 g/Int$ | -29.2% |
| 2014 | 2.01 g/Int$ | -31.4% |
| 2015 | 2.12 g/Int$ | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 2.03 g/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.98 g/Int$ | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.64 g/Int$ | -17.2% |
| 2019 | 1.79 g/Int$ | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.66 g/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.61 g/Int$ | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 2.23 g/Int$ | +38.5% |
| 2023 | 1.99 g/Int$ | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 10.07 g/Int$ | +406.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.07 g/Int$ | 0.87 g/Int$ | 3.78 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 g/Int$ | 0.88 g/Int$ | 3.8 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 g/Int$ | 1.64 g/Int$ | 4.14 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.51 g/Int$ | 1.61 g/Int$ | 10.07 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
- 1 Maldives 10.32 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
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.45 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.698 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 98.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0027 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 101.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Paraguay was 10.07 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 10.07 g/Int$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 g/Int$ in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Paraguay ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Paraguay 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).