Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use by country
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What the numbers show
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 6,844 t in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 t in Netherlands Antilles (former).
The median across all reporting countries is 20 t, and the mean is 374.47 t.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 1,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Polynesia (down 100.0%).
Plant Growth Regulators — Agricultural Use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 6,844 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 5,735 t | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2,929 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 3,753 t | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 947 t | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 4 | South Africa | 3,437 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,705 t | 2024 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 125 t | 2024 | up 71.2% | rising |
| 6 | China | 2,667 t | 2024 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Moldova | 64 t | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 7 | China, mainland | 2,662 t | 2024 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 7 | Melanesia | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 2,510 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 2,124 t | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 10 | France | 1,831 t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 1,102 t | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Honduras | 1,081 t | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Chile | 612 t | 2024 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 598 t | 2024 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Italy | 509 t | 2024 | up 62.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Benin | 505 t | 2024 | up 426.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Lithuania | 493 t | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Czechia | 486 t | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 19 | Japan | 448 t | 2024 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 20 | Russian Federation | 425 t | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 416 t | 2024 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Caribbean | 56 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 405 t | 2024 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 323 t | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Cabo Verde | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 292 t | 1999 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | Latvia | 282 t | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 267 t | 2024 | up 403.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Spain | 240 t | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Israel | 228 t | 2024 | up 516.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 212 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Greece | 194 t | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Colombia | 170 t | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 139 t | 2024 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 134 t | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 133 t | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Denmark | 121 t | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 114 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Australia and New Zealand | 114 t | 2017 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 110 t | 2024 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Ireland | 105 t | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 40 | Hungary | 101 t | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Myanmar | 99 t | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 98 t | 2024 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 87 t | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 44 | India | 84 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Serbia | 76 t | 2024 | down 40.2% | flat |
| 46 | Namibia | 71 t | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 46 | Sweden | 71 t | 2024 | up 144.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Eswatini | 69 t | 2024 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 49 | Estonia | 65 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Guatemala | 64 t | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Liberia | 57 t | 2024 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 52 | Georgia | 56 t | 2024 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 53 | Austria | 55 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Gabon | 42 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Somalia | 42 t | 2024 | up 68.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Finland | 33 t | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 57 | Switzerland | 27 t | 2024 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 58 | Croatia | 26 t | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 24 t | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan (former) | 24 t | 2011 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Malawi | 22 t | 2024 | down 77.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 20 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Sierra Leone | 20 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 17 t | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Uruguay | 17 t | 2024 | down 43.3% | rising |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 15 t | 2024 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Djibouti | 14 t | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Albania | 13 t | 2024 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 13 t | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Bahamas | 13 t | 2024 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 11 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 9 t | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 8 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 8 t | 2022 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 7 t | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Sudan | 7 t | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Equatorial Guinea | 5 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Slovenia | 5 t | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 77 | China, Macao SAR | 5 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 4 t | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 81 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Cuba | 3 t | 2024 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 81 | Cyprus | 3 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Maldives | 3 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Mayotte | 3 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | Aruba | 2 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Cayman Islands | 2 t | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 86 | Guyana | 2 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Bermuda | 1 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Grenada | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | New Caledonia | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 1 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 t | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 95 | Andorra | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Belize | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Cameroon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Ethiopia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Madagascar | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mozambique | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Peru | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Seychelles | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Yemen | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 t | 2010 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 49,222 t
- Asia 15,217 t
- Europe 12,799 t
- Africa 10,828 t
- South-Eastern Asia 8,245 t
- Middle Africa 174 t
- Americas 8,074 t
- South America 6,845 t
- Western Europe 5,044 t
- Northern Europe 3,899 t
- Northern Africa 3,760 t
- Southern Africa 3,576 t
- Eastern Asia 3,531 t
- Western Asia 3,244 t
- Western Africa 3,103 t
- Eastern Europe 2,784 t
- Central America 1,172 t
- Southern Europe 1,072 t
- Eastern Africa 215 t
- Oceania 116 t
- Central Asia 110 t
- Southern Asia 87 t
- Northern America 1 t
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).