Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States
United States: Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides was 492,146 Tonnes in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
492,146 Tonnes
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
1st
of 12 countries
All-time high
492,146 Tonnes
in 2018
All-time low
321,143 Tonnes
in 1991
Years of data
29
1990–2018
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States, 1990–2018
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States is 492,146 Tonnes, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States peaked at 492,146 Tonnes in 2018 and was at its lowest, 321,143 Tonnes, in 1991.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 326,586 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 321,143 Tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 376,792 Tonnes | +17.3% |
| 1993 | 336,817 Tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1994 | 404,317 Tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 421,393 Tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 456,355 Tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 402,765 Tonnes | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 365,317 Tonnes | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 352,508 Tonnes | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 353,678 Tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 346,392 Tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 337,022 Tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 336,932 Tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 359,602 Tonnes | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 334,926 Tonnes | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 328,476 Tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 351,184 Tonnes | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 339,294 Tonnes | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 353,367 Tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 364,023 Tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 374,082 Tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 407,538 Tonnes | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 410,345 Tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 413,792 Tonnes | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 413,901 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 449,997 Tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 483,891 Tonnes | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 492,146 Tonnes | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 376,399 Tonnes | 321,143 Tonnes | 456,355 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 344,087 Tonnes | 328,476 Tonnes | 359,602 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 423,302 Tonnes | 364,023 Tonnes | 492,146 Tonnes | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States?
- Pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in United States was 492,146 Tonnes in 2018, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 492,146 Tonnes in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,143 Tonnes in 1991.
- How does United States rank for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides?
- United States ranks 1st out of 12 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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