Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides by country
Countries reporting
52
Highest
333,613 Tonnes
Argentina
Lowest
0.74 Tonnes
Iceland
Median
4,250 Tonnes
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,094
What the numbers show
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 333,613 Tonnes in Argentina; the lowest is 0.74 Tonnes in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,250 Tonnes, and the mean is 30,960 Tonnes.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Australia (up 408.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 73.8%).
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 333,613 Tonnes | 2024 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 328,894 Tonnes | 2018 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 33,660 Tonnes | 2023 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 234,384 Tonnes | 2020 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 15,509 Tonnes | 2023 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 158,617 Tonnes | 2023 | up 408.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Poland | 12,980 Tonnes | 2024 | up 7.5% | flat |
| 4 | China | 94,876 Tonnes | 2023 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 7,871 Tonnes | 2022 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 80,911 Tonnes | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 65,377 Tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 6 | Lithuania | 2,602 Tonnes | 2024 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 7 | Russia | 43,158 Tonnes | 2023 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 7 | Netherlands | 2,167 Tonnes | 2024 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 8 | France | 29,077 Tonnes | 2024 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 8 | Latvia | 1,235 Tonnes | 2024 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 17,806 Tonnes | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 10 | South Africa | 14,822 Tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 729.15 Tonnes | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 11 | Germany | 14,422 Tonnes | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 11 | Estonia | 597.44 Tonnes | 2024 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ukraine | 13,747 Tonnes | 2023 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | 118.53 Tonnes | 2024 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 12,965 Tonnes | 2024 | down 54.8% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 12,563 Tonnes | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 15 | Philippines | 12,527 Tonnes | 2023 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 16 | Kazakhstan | 7,094 Tonnes | 2023 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 6,946 Tonnes | 2013 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 18 | India | 6,335 Tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 19 | Italy | 5,710 Tonnes | 2024 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 20 | Romania | 4,988 Tonnes | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 21 | Peru | 4,515 Tonnes | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 3,984 Tonnes | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | New Zealand | 2,914 Tonnes | 2009 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 24 | Denmark | 2,566 Tonnes | 2023 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 2,248 Tonnes | 2024 | up 244.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Czechia | 2,161 Tonnes | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 2,078 Tonnes | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 1,964 Tonnes | 2024 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 1,696 Tonnes | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 1,675 Tonnes | 2024 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 31 | Greece | 1,619 Tonnes | 2024 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 32 | Israel | 1,429 Tonnes | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 1,247 Tonnes | 2021 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 1,157 Tonnes | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 35 | Austria | 1,015 Tonnes | 2024 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 36 | Switzerland | 589.25 Tonnes | 2024 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 37 | Norway | 536.31 Tonnes | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 38 | Cyprus | 173.67 Tonnes | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 44.37 Tonnes | 2024 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 40 | Malta | 2.66 Tonnes | 2024 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 41 | Iceland | 0.74 Tonnes | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 6,207 Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 990.68 Tonnes