The global agricultural consumption of insecticides has been on a mostly increasing tendency since the year 1990, despite some oscillation. In 2020, insecticide consumption worldwide stood at over 471 thousand metric tons, an increase of nearly nine percent when compared to 1990.
Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020
(in thousand metric tons)
Characteristic
Consumption in thousand metric tons
2020
471.24
2019
478.47
2018
477.94
2017
485.81
2016
491.36
2015
484.7
2014
496.45
2013
481.66
2012
467.43
2011
483.22
2010
499.53
2009
460.55
2008
463.03
2007
489.02
2006
443.78
2005
470.36
2004
477.32
2003
427.61
2002
426.33
2001
417.6
2000
444.31
1999
446.48
1998
432.62
1997
461.05
1996
465.22
1995
450.83
1994
427.38
1993
412.3
1992
416.15
1991
426.08
1990
433.9
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FAO. (July 15, 2022). Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/
FAO. "Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons)." Chart. July 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/
FAO. (2022). Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/
FAO. "Agricultural Consumption of Insecticides Worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in Thousand Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/
FAO, Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Agricultural consumption of insecticides worldwide from 1990 to 2020 (in thousand metric tons) [Graph], FAO, July 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1312099/global-insecticide-agricultural-use/