2006-2007 Pesticide Market Estimates: Historical Data

Tables: 5.1-5.2 | 5.3-5.4 | 5.5-5.6 | 5.7-5.9

5.1 Annual Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States: 1988–2007

Table 5.1 through Table 5.4 and corresponding figures summarize annual user expenditures on pesticides since 1988. Table 5.1 summarizes user expenditures on pesticides in all markets combined, while Table 5.2, Table 5.3 and Table 5.4 and corresponding figures summarize user expenditures in the agricultural, industry/commercial/ government, and home and garden markets, respectively. In each market, user expenditures on pesticides have increased in total and by type since 1988, although the total amount has fluctuated from year to year.

Table 5.1 (1 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States (Millions of Dollars)

By Pesticide Type, 1988–1997 Estimates

All Market Sectors

Pesticide Type	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Herbicides/PGR	4,121	4,305	4,473	4,682	5,004	5,094	5,944	6,276	6,599	6,846
Insecticides	1,964	1,978	2,083	2,139	2,198	2,479	2,722	3,017	2,849	2,957
Fungicides & Other*	1,190	1,141	1,171	1,223	1,183	1,259	1,408	1,488	1,521	1,528
Total	7,275	7,424	7,727	8,044	8,385	8,832	10,074	10,781	10,969	11,331

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites. Data on pesticide expenditures are reported in nominal terms.

Source: EPA estimates based on USDA/NASS and EPA proprietary data.

* Includes fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, other miscellaneous conventional pesticides, and other chemicals used as pesticides (e.g., sulfur and petroleum oil). See Table 2.3.

Table 5.1 (2 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States (Millions of Dollars)

By Pesticide Type, 1998–2007 Estimates

All Market Sectors

Pesticide Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Herbicides/PGR	6,853	6,368	6,365	6,410	6,250	6,240	6,166	5,979	5,673	5,856
Insecticides	2,872	3,046	3,129	3,124	3,355	3,515	3,874	4,014	4,091	4,337
Fungicides & Other*	1,691	1,741	1,671	1,556	1,566	1,670	1,865	1,984	2,020	2,261
Total	11,416	11,155	11,165	11,090	11,171	11,425	11,905	11,977	11,784	12,454

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites. Data on pesticide expenditures are reported in nominal terms.

Source:EPA estimates based on USDA/NASS and EPA proprietary data.

* Includes fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, other miscellaneous conventional pesticides, and other chemicals used as pesticides (e.g., sulfur and petroleum oil). See Table 2.3.

Figure 5.1

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States

By Pesticide Type, 1988–1997 Estimates

All Market Sectors

Stacked Area Graph: Millions of Dollars by Year. (This chart depicts the data as presented in Table 5.1)

Table 5.2 (1 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States

By Pesticide Type, 1988–1997 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

Agricultural Market Sector

Pesticide Type	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997
Herbicides/PGR	3,080	3,255	3,463	3,644	3,915	3,987	4,808	5,112	5,399	5,610
Insecticides	1,010	978	1,067	687	1,058	1,123	1,293	1,607	1,480	1,551
Fungicides & Other*	775	800	842	884	829	895	1,036	1,107	1,128	1,124
Total	4,865	5,033	5,372	5,215	5,802	6,005	7,137	7,826	8,007	8,285

Note:Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites. Data on pesticide expenditures are reported in nominal terms. For the years 1988-1990 and 1995, USDA national estimates of farm expenditures on agricultural pesticides, which include pesticide application costs, are lower than EPA’s estimates, which do not include pesticide application costs. Data are not available to reconcile these data inconsistencies.

Source:EPA estimates based on USDA/NASS and EPA proprietary data.

* Includes fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, other miscellaneous conventional pesticides, and other chemicals used as pesticides (e.g., sulfur and petroleum oil). See Table 2.3.

Table 5.2 (2 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the United States

By Pesticide Type, 1998–2007 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

Agricultural Market Sector

Pesticide Type	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Herbicides/PGR	5,632	5,012	5,007	4,987	4,808	4,784	4,645	4,431	4,077	4,211
Insecticides	1,427	1,370	1,411	1,326	1,470	1,434	1,750	1,829	1,830	1,999
Fungicides & Other*	1,209	1,243	1,194	1,091	1,069	1,162	1,301	1,410	1,432	1,659
Total	8,268	7,625	7,612	7,404	7,347	7,380	7,696	7,670	7,339	7,869

Note:Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites. Data on pesticide expenditures are reported in nominal terms. For the years 1988-1990
and 1995, USDA national estimates of farm expenditures on agricultural pesticides, which include pesticide application costs, are lower than EPA’s estimates, which do not include pesticide application costs. Data are not available to reconcile these data inconsistencies.

Source: EPA estimates based on USDA/NASS and EPA proprietary data.

* Includes fungicides, nematicides, fumigants, other miscellaneous conventional pesticides, and other chemicals used as pesticides (e.g., sulfur and petroleum oil). See Table 2.3.

Figure 5.2

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1982 - 2007 Estimates

Agricultural Market Sector

Stacked Area Graph: Millions of Dollars by Year. (This chart depicts the data as presented in Table 5.2)

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