In 2023, Syngenta was ranked as the world's leading crop protection company based on revenue, generating some 15.43 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 2023, the total revenue of Bayer CropScience, including seed and pesticide sales, amounted to over 23 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 3.69 million metric tons in 2022. This translates into 2.37 kilograms of pesticides per hectare of cropland worldwide, a figure that has remained stable during the last decade.
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