2000-2001 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 U.S.: 1982 - 2001

Table 5.1 through Table 5.4 and corresponding figures summarize annual user expenditures on pesticides since 1982. 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 1982, although the total amount fluctuated from year to year.

Table 5.1 (1 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1982 - 1991 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

All Market Sectors


Pesticide Type	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Herbicides/ PGR	3,772	3,870	4,488	3,920	3,858	3,973	4,121	4,305	4,473	4,682
Insecticides	2,014	2,074	1,809	1,823	1,759	2,008	1,964	1,978	2,083	2,139
Fung & Other	540	731	708	963	967	1,049	1,190	1,141	1,171	1,223
Total	6,326	6,675	7,005	6,706	6,584	7,030	7,275	7,424	7,727	8,044

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites.
Source: EPA estimates based on Croplife America annual surveys and EPA proprietary data.

Table 5.1 (2 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1992 - 2001 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

All Market Sectors


Pesticide Type	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Herbicides/ PGR	5,004	5,094	5,944	6,276	6,599	6,846	6,853	6,368	6,365	6,410
Insecticides	2,198	2,479	2,722	3,017	2,849	2,957	2,872	3,046	3,129	3,124
Fung & Other	1,183	1,259	1,408	1,488	1,521	1,528	1,691	1,741	1,671	1,556
Total	8,385	8,832	10,074	10,781	10,969	11,331	11,416	11,155	11,165	11,090

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites.
Source: EPA estimates based on Croplife America annual surveys and EPA proprietary data.

Figure 5.1

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1982 - 2001 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 U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1982 - 1991 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

Agricultural Market Sector


Pesticide Type	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991
Herbicides/ PGR	2,465	2,800	3,390	2,900	2,775	2,935	3,080	3,255	3,463	3,644
Insecticides	1,109	1,261	903	990	914	1,145	1,010	978	1,067	687
Fung & Other	268	450	418	615	600	650	775	800	842	884
Total	3,842	4,511	4,711	4,505	4,289	4,730	4,865	5,033	5,372	5,215

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites.
Source: EPA estimates based on Croplife America annual surveys and EPA proprietary data.

Table 5.2 (2 of 2)

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1992 - 2001 Estimates (Millions of Dollars)

Agricultural Market Sector


Pesticide Type	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Herbicides/ PGR	3,915	3,987	4,808	5,112	5,399	5,610	5,632	5,012	5,007	4,987
Insecticides	1,058	1,123	1,293	1,607	1,480	1,551	1,427	1,370	1,411	1,326
Fung & Other	829	895	1,036	1,107	1,128	1,124	1,209	1,243	1,194	1,091
Total	5,802	6,005	7,137	7,826	8,007	8,285	8,268	7,625	7,612	7,404

Note: Excludes wood preservatives, specialty biocides, and chlorine/hypochlorites.
Source: EPA estimates based on Croplife America annual surveys and EPA proprietary data.

Figure 5.2

Annual User Expenditures on Pesticides in the U.S.

By Pesticide Type, 1982 - 2001 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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