In 2021, Syngenta was ranked as the world's leading crop protection company based on revenue, generating some 13.3 billion U.S. dollars in pesticide sales. Second in the ranking was Bayer CropScience, a subgroup of Bayer AG, with pesticide sales amounting to 11.4 billion U.S. dollars. In 2021, the total revenue of Bayer CropScience, including seed and pesticide sales, amounted to over 20 billion euros.
Global consumption of pesticides
Pesticides are substances used in agriculture to control the appearance of pests or regulate plant growth. The consumption volume of pesticides has grown significantly during the last three decades, reaching 4.19 billion metric tons in 2019. This translates into 2.69 kilograms of pesticides per hectare of cropland worldwide, a figure that has remained stable during the last decade.
Figures are focused on pesticide sales and exclude seed and traits businesses.
Based on the average dollar exchange rate in the initial report of the fiscal year.
* Fiscal year ended March 31st 2021.
** Fiscal year ended July 31st 2021.
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