Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides by country
Countries reporting
50
Highest
171,568 Tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0.07 Tonnes
Iceland
Median
1,051 Tonnes
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
1,063
What the numbers show
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 171,568 Tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0.07 Tonnes in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,051 Tonnes, and the mean is 12,454 Tonnes.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 824.4%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 91.6%).
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 171,568 Tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 81,664 Tonnes | 2023 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 59,826 Tonnes | 2018 | up 140.3% | falling |
| 2 | China | 61,926 Tonnes | 2023 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 2 | Türkiye | 12,326 Tonnes | 2023 | up 59.2% | falling |
| 3 | Brazil | 60,607 Tonnes | 2020 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mexico | 21,331 Tonnes | 2024 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1,353 Tonnes | 2024 | down 21.1% | flat |
| 5 | India | 20,619 Tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 5 | Poland | 758.23 Tonnes | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 17,428 Tonnes | 2024 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 229.93 Tonnes | 2022 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 7 | Russia | 14,274 Tonnes | 2023 | up 126.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 13,382 Tonnes | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 8 | Croatia | 70.52 Tonnes | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 13,095 Tonnes | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 9 | Slovenia | 46.42 Tonnes | 2024 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 11,511 Tonnes | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 36.64 Tonnes | 2024 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 10,954 Tonnes | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 34.81 Tonnes | 2024 | down 26.3% | rising |
| 12 | South Africa | 9,639 Tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 6,996 Tonnes | 2023 | up 132.4% | rising |
| 14 | Chile | 6,385 Tonnes | 2013 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 5,050 Tonnes | 2024 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 16 | Canada | 4,525 Tonnes | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 17 | Italy | 4,402 Tonnes | 2024 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 2,221 Tonnes | 2024 | up 824.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Costa Rica | 1,707 Tonnes | 2021 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 1,673 Tonnes | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 1,229 Tonnes | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 873.58 Tonnes | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 23 | Greece | 751.1 Tonnes | 2024 | up 28.4% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 739 Tonnes | 2023 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 25 | Israel | 612 Tonnes | 2022 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 26 | Romania | 599.99 Tonnes | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 27 | Belgium | 527.1 Tonnes | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 28 | Hungary | 488.27 Tonnes | 2024 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 29 | Switzerland | 321.36 Tonnes | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 30 | New Zealand | 302.63 Tonnes | 2009 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 298.72 Tonnes | 2024 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Cyprus | 105.4 Tonnes | 2024 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 33 | Czechia | 95.63 Tonnes | 2024 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 34 | Sweden | 39 Tonnes | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 35 | Denmark | 32.03 Tonnes | 2023 | down 56.6% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 13.07 Tonnes | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 37 | Norway | 13 Tonnes | 2024 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 6.33 Tonnes | 2024 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Malta | 3.26 Tonnes | 2024 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 40 | Iceland | 0.07 Tonnes | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 5,078 Tonnes
- Slovak Republic 76.81 Tonnes