Pesticide use by country
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
800,652 tonnes
Brazil
Lowest
0 tonnes
Pitcairn
Median
1,272 tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,015
What the numbers show
Pesticide use is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 800,652 tonnes in Brazil; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Pitcairn.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,272 tonnes, and the mean is 17,999 tonnes.
Over the past decade 106 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 2,960.0%), and the largest decrease in Northern Mariana Islands (down 100.0%).
Pesticide use: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 800,652 tonnes | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 429,501 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 294,935 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 4 | Argentina | 262,507 tonnes | 2023 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 5 | China | 217,996 tonnes | 2023 | down 36.1% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 182,264 tonnes | 2023 | up 303.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Vietnam | 161,908 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 97,018 tonnes | 2023 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 9 | Canada | 95,645 tonnes | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 10 | France | 65,415 tonnes | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 11 | Turkey | 57,576 tonnes | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 12 | Spain | 52,907 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.0% | rising |
| 13 | Nigeria | 48,184 tonnes | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 45,574 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 15 | South Africa | 42,041 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 40,494 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 17 | India | 40,094 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 39,571 tonnes | 2023 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 19 | Philippines | 37,660 tonnes | 2023 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 37,298 tonnes | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ecuador | 35,220 tonnes | 2023 | up 444.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Malaysia | 30,123 tonnes | 2023 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 23 | Pakistan | 26,702 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 20,402 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 25 | Poland | 19,963 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 26 | Colombia | 19,419 tonnes | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Ukraine | 19,356 tonnes | 2023 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Cambodia | 19,305 tonnes | 2023 | up 487.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Paraguay | 18,476 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 30 | Chile | 17,659 tonnes | 2023 | up 119.1% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 16,983 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 32 | Uruguay | 16,446 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Bolivia | 15,785 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 15,506 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Nicaragua | 15,040 tonnes | 2023 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 13,697 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 37 | Guatemala | 12,982 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.5% | rising |
| 38 | Myanmar | 11,749 tonnes | 2023 | up 305.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 11,635 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 10,615 tonnes | 2023 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Taiwan | 10,549 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 42 | Cameroon | 9,906 tonnes | 2023 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Panama | 9,849 tonnes | 2023 | up 297.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Ghana | 9,689 tonnes | 2023 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 9,684 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 46 | Uganda | 9,510 tonnes | 2023 | up 94.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 9,451 tonnes | 2023 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 48 | Romania | 9,157 tonnes | 2023 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 8,811 tonnes | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 50 | Portugal | 7,857 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 51 | Netherlands | 7,263 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.0% | flat |
| 52 | Benin | 7,133 tonnes | 2023 | up 401.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Moldova | 6,979 tonnes | 2023 | up 189.7% | rising |
| 54 | Hungary | 6,443 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.0% | rising |
| 55 | Israel | 6,370 tonnes | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 56 | Algeria | 6,067 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 57 | Iran | 5,856 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 58 | New Zealand | 5,285 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Austria | 5,251 tonnes | 2023 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 5,162 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Mongolia | 5,115 tonnes | 2023 | up 358.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Belarus | 4,853 tonnes | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium | 4,801 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 64 | Czechia | 4,573 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 65 | Greece | 4,217 tonnes | 2023 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 66 | Zambia | 4,197 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 4,128 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan | 4,083 tonnes | 2023 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 69 | Venezuela | 3,928 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 3,838 tonnes | 2023 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 3,430 tonnes | 2023 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 72 | Denmark | 3,314 tonnes | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 73 | Mozambique | 3,287 tonnes | 2023 | up 599.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Thailand | 3,273 tonnes | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | 3,251 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 3,213 tonnes | 2023 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 3,195 tonnes | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 78 | Lithuania | 3,013 tonnes | 2023 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 2,938 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 80 | Congo | 2,854 tonnes | 2023 | up 232.6% | volatile |
| 81 | El Salvador | 2,787 tonnes | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 82 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,723 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 84 | Serbia | 2,249 tonnes | 2023 | down 38.3% | flat |
| 85 | Zimbabwe | 2,185 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 86 | Suriname | 2,149 tonnes | 2023 | up 300.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Malawi | 2,036 tonnes | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Sweden | 2,033 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 89 | Rwanda | 2,027 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 1,984 tonnes | 2023 | down 69.6% | rising |
| 91 | Syria | 1,897 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 92 | Lebanon | 1,816 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 1,799 tonnes | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 94 | Slovakia | 1,792 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 95 | Libya | 1,713 tonnes | 2023 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 96 | Latvia | 1,666 tonnes | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkmenistan | 1,647 tonnes | 2023 | up 98.9% | rising |
| 98 | Jamaica | 1,642 tonnes | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 99 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,626 tonnes | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 1,531 tonnes | 2023 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 101 | Yemen | 1,504 tonnes | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 102 | Belize | 1,496 tonnes | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 103 | Togo | 1,425 tonnes | 2023 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Palestine | 1,348 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 1,272 tonnes | 2023 | up 163.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | 1,224 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 107 | Papua New Guinea | 1,211 tonnes | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 107 | Eswatini | 1,211 tonnes | 2023 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 109 | Namibia | 1,188 tonnes | 2023 | up 52.7% | rising |
| 110 | Kuwait | 1,181 tonnes | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 111 | Nepal | 1,175 tonnes | 2023 | up 158.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,173 tonnes | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | 1,126 tonnes | 2023 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Qatar | 1,089 tonnes | 2023 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Liberia | 1,043 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.1% | rising |
| 116 | Armenia | 1,012 tonnes | 2023 | up 149.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Gabon | 958 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Cyprus | 825 tonnes | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 119 | Cuba | 788 tonnes | 2023 | down 79.7% | falling |
| 120 | Somalia | 747 tonnes | 2023 | up 126.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Madagascar | 720 tonnes | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Estonia | 709 tonnes | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritania | 698 tonnes | 2023 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovenia | 695 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 684 tonnes | 2023 | up 447.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Jordan | 650 tonnes | 2023 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 127 | Norway | 629 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 128 | Fiji | 612 tonnes | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 578 tonnes | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Cayman Islands | 576 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 130 | Iraq | 576 tonnes | 2023 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 130 | Senegal | 576 tonnes | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 133 | Mauritius | 563 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.4% | flat |
| 134 | Gambia | 556 tonnes | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Lesotho | 551 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,404.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 543 tonnes | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Maldives | 461 tonnes | 2023 | up 390.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Guyana | 458 tonnes | 2023 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 139 | Aruba | 449 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 140 | Macao | 426 tonnes | 2023 | up 246.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Oman | 415 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | 361 tonnes | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 143 | Albania | 296 tonnes | 2023 | down 34.4% | rising |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 287 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 145 | Saint Lucia | 264 tonnes | 2023 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 146 | Central African Republic | 260 tonnes | 2023 | up 828.6% | volatile |
| 147 | New Caledonia | 253 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 148 | Samoa | 252 tonnes | 2023 | up 215.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Netherlands Antilles | 238 tonnes | 2010 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 229 tonnes | 2023 | down 66.6% | falling |
| 151 | Laos | 187 tonnes | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Bahamas | 178 tonnes | 2023 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Brunei | 167 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 154 | Bhutan | 153 tonnes | 2023 | up 2,960.0% | volatile |
| 155 | East Timor | 152 tonnes | 2023 | up 406.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 133 tonnes | 2023 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Grenada | 129 tonnes | 2023 | up 55.4% | falling |
| 158 | Bermuda | 124 tonnes | 2023 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea | 111 tonnes | 2023 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Seychelles | 110 tonnes | 2023 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109 tonnes | 2023 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 164 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 101 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 165 | North Macedonia | 98 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 89 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 167 | Montenegro | 86 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 82 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 78 tonnes | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Barbados | 68 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Anguilla | 66 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 55 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 173 | Chad | 52 tonnes | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 175 | Burundi | 50 tonnes | 2023 | down 94.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 50 tonnes | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 177 | Angola | 40 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Comoros | 40 tonnes | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 40 tonnes | 2023 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 180 | Kiribati | 33 tonnes | 2023 | up 106.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Eritrea | 28 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Niger | 26 tonnes | 2023 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Palau | 25 tonnes | 2023 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Cote d'Ivoire | 23 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Faroe Islands | 23 tonnes | 2023 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 186 | Tonga | 20 tonnes | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Bahrain | 18 tonnes | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 189 | British Virgin Islands | 17 tonnes | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Andorra | 16 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 190 | Vanuatu | 16 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 192 | Cook Islands | 15 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Montserrat | 15 tonnes | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 194 | Micronesia (country) | 12 tonnes | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 195 | Wallis and Futuna | 10 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Greenland | 9 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Guam | 9 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 7 tonnes | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Cape Verde | 5 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 200 | Mali | 4 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 201 | Saint Helena | 3 tonnes | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Iceland | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 202 | Niue | 2 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Vatican | 2 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Norfolk Island | 2 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 207 | Tanzania | 1 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 207 | Tokelau | 1 tonnes | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Falkland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Pitcairn | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.