Pesticide use in Venezuela
Venezuela: Pesticide use was 3,928 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use in Venezuela, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide use in Venezuela is 3,928 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Venezuela peaked at 3,928 tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,822 tonnes, in 1990.
Venezuela ranks 69th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,566 tonnes | 1,822 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 3,928 tonnes | 4 |
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More reference data data for Venezuela
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- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7484 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.717 °C (2026)
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7491 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5589 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Venezuela?
- Pesticide use in Venezuela was 3,928 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 pesticide use recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 3,928 tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,822 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Venezuela rank for pesticide use?
- Venezuela ranks 69th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.