Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in South America
South America: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 49 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in South America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in South America stood at 49 t. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 81.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in South America peaked at 388 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49 t, in 2024.
South America ranks 15th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in South America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206 t | — |
| 1991 | 206 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 206 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 206 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 206 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 208 t | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 198 t | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 199 t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 213 t | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 200 t | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 207 t | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 210 t | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 203 t | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 199 t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 208 t | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 203 t | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 388 t | +91.1% |
| 2007 | 269 t | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 175 t | -34.9% |
| 2009 | 133 t | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 147 t | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 226 t | +53.7% |
| 2012 | 143 t | -36.7% |
| 2013 | 329 t | +130.1% |
| 2014 | 266 t | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 179 t | -32.7% |
| 2016 | 157 t | -12.3% |
| 2017 | 220 t | +40.1% |
| 2018 | 106 t | -51.8% |
| 2019 | 68 t | -35.8% |
| 2020 | 82 t | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 80 t | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 87 t | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 52 t | -40.2% |
| 2024 | 49 t | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in South America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +130.1% | 143 t | 329 t |
| 2006 | +91.1% | 203 t | 388 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 204.8 t | 198 t | 213 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 219.5 t | 133 t | 388 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.1 t | 68 t | 329 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 70 t | 49 t | 87 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Namibia 141 t compare
- 13 Gambia 108 t compare
- 14 Benin 106 t compare
- 15 Seychelles 72 t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 70 t compare
- 17 Georgia 68 t compare
- 18 Philippines 47 t compare
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in South America?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in South America was 49 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 388 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 t in 2024.
- How does South America rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- South America ranks 15th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. 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).