Insecticide use in El Salvador
El Salvador: Insecticide use was 667 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in El Salvador, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 667 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in El Salvador peaked at 3,372 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 216 tonnes, in 2011.
That places El Salvador 63rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,517 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 2,603 tonnes | +71.6% |
| 1992 | 2,468 tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1993 | 2,333 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 2,198 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1995 | 2,063 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,927 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 1,792 tonnes | -7.0% |
| 1998 | 1,657 tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 1,522 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 1,387 tonnes | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 1,252 tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,117 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 982 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 846 tonnes | -13.8% |
| 2005 | 711 tonnes | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 229 tonnes | -67.8% |
| 2007 | 228 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 601 tonnes | +163.6% |
| 2009 | 909 tonnes | +51.2% |
| 2010 | 641 tonnes | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 216 tonnes | -66.3% |
| 2012 | 283 tonnes | +31.0% |
| 2013 | 3,372 tonnes | +1091.5% |
| 2014 | 1,679 tonnes | -50.2% |
| 2015 | 1,678 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,291 tonnes | -23.1% |
| 2017 | 624 tonnes | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 702 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 642 tonnes | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 714 tonnes | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 924 tonnes | +29.4% |
| 2022 | 464 tonnes | -49.8% |
| 2023 | 667 tonnes | +43.8% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 667 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 667 tonnes is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 492 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in El Salvador 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 | +1091.5% | 283 tonnes | 3,372 tonnes |
| 2008 | +163.6% | 228 tonnes | 601 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,008 tonnes | 1,517 tonnes | 2,603 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 826.2 tonnes | 228 tonnes | 1,387 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,113 tonnes | 216 tonnes | 3,372 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 692.25 tonnes | 464 tonnes | 924 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in El Salvador?
- Insecticide use in El Salvador was 667 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 3,372 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 216 tonnes in 2011.
- How does El Salvador rank for insecticide use?
- El Salvador ranks 63rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.