Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United States
United States: Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides was 328,894 Tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
328,894 Tonnes
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 12 countries
All-time high
328,894 Tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
195,430 Tonnes
in 2006
Years of data
29
1990–2018
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United States, 1990–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
United States recorded 328,894 Tonnes for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 49.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United States peaked at 328,894 Tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 195,430 Tonnes, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in United States, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 206,385 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 199,581 Tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 224,782 Tonnes | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 212,508 Tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 242,855 Tonnes | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 235,713 Tonnes | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 238,652 Tonnes | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 232,928 Tonnes | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 229,241 Tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 211,098 Tonnes | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 208,838 Tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 208,942 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200,912 Tonnes | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 207,171 Tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 206,258 Tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 203,744 Tonnes | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 195,430 Tonnes | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 215,508 Tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 220,618 Tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 223,961 Tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 238,494 Tonnes | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 249,692 Tonnes | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 272,757 Tonnes | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 279,690 Tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 286,473 Tonnes | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 294,934 Tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 285,715 Tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 324,761 Tonnes | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 328,894 Tonnes | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 223,374 Tonnes | 199,581 Tonnes | 242,855 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,138 Tonnes | 195,430 Tonnes | 223,961 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,601 Tonnes | 238,494 Tonnes | 328,894 Tonnes | 9 |
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More reference data data for United States
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- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and source 847,935 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- STAN Database for Structural Analysis, 2025 edition — Employees 268,319 Hours (2023)
- Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type 847,935 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Hydrological 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Storage, marketing 0.0253 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Farm 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Collective schemes 0 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Marketing and 23.33 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
- Composition of General Services Support Estimate — Miscellaneous 13.49 Percentage of general services support estimate (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United States?
- Pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in United States was 328,894 Tonnes in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 328,894 Tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 195,430 Tonnes in 2006.
- How does United States rank for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides?
- United States ranks 1st out of 12 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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