Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay
Uruguay: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 2.45 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 2.45 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay peaked at 3.78 g/Int$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.47 g/Int$, in 1993.
That places Uruguay 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.52 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.53 g/Int$ | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.59 g/Int$ | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.47 g/Int$ | -20.3% |
| 1994 | 0.61 g/Int$ | +29.8% |
| 1995 | 0.65 g/Int$ | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.82 g/Int$ | +26.2% |
| 1997 | 0.75 g/Int$ | -8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.96 g/Int$ | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 0.86 g/Int$ | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.86 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.19 g/Int$ | +38.4% |
| 2002 | 1.31 g/Int$ | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 1.84 g/Int$ | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 1.93 g/Int$ | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.75 g/Int$ | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.69 g/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.73 g/Int$ | +61.5% |
| 2008 | 2.55 g/Int$ | -6.6% |
| 2009 | 2.51 g/Int$ | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.62 g/Int$ | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 3.08 g/Int$ | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 3.78 g/Int$ | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 3.13 g/Int$ | -17.2% |
| 2014 | 3.53 g/Int$ | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 2.19 g/Int$ | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2 g/Int$ | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.27 g/Int$ | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2.94 g/Int$ | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 2.58 g/Int$ | -12.2% |
| 2020 | 2.84 g/Int$ | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 2.63 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 2.35 g/Int$ | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.74 g/Int$ | +16.6% |
| 2024 | 2.45 g/Int$ | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.676 g/Int$ | 0.47 g/Int$ | 0.96 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.84 g/Int$ | 0.86 g/Int$ | 2.73 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 g/Int$ | 2.19 g/Int$ | 3.78 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6 g/Int$ | 2.35 g/Int$ | 2.84 g/Int$ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Uruguay was 2.45 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.78 g/Int$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.47 g/Int$ in 1993.
- How does Uruguay rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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).