PAN Pesticides Database - California Pesticide Use

Pesticide Use in California

California pesticide use data show that between 1991 and 2000 almost 2 billion pounds of active ingredients were applied in California alone. After a massive increase in pesticide use in the early to mid-1990's, reported use has stabilized at about 200 million pounds of active ingredients each year. This figure only includes farm use and professional pesticide use. Not included are consumer and much institutional pesticide use. Also not included in this figure are so-called 'inert' ingredients. U.S. pesticide use is about 1.2 billion pounds each year, and worldwide pesticide use is about 5 billion pounds each year. For detailed information on pesticide use in the U.S. overall and in the California, New York or Oregon pesticide use reporting systems, please see our Pesticide Use pages.

Search California Pesticide Use Database

To use this search tool: Select one or more Pesticides, Crops, and Geographic areas from the pull-down menus below. This search returns pesticide use information for all possible permutations of chemical, crop or site, and geographic area.
 

1) Use the pull-down menu to select one or more pesticide active ingredients. The chem code number will automatically be entered in the box.

The menu below only contains the most common pesticide chemicals (i.e. active ingredients). If the chemical you want isn't in the menu you can look it up here.

2) Use the pull-down menu to select one or more crops or sites. The site code number will automatically be entered in the box.

If the crop or site you are interested in is not in the 'Select a Crop or Site' pull-down menu, you can look up all site codes from the lists below. Once you find the crop or site, enter the Site Code number listed to the left into the Site Code box below. You can enter multiple numbers if you separate them by commas.
 

For more detailed information, including data for other years, search our California Pesticide Use database.

Other

Vegetables and Melons

Fruits and Nuts

Field Crops

Spices and Herbs

Livestock

Other Agriculture

Non-Agricultural

Forests

Nursery Products

Pesticide Use in California Counties in 2009

For more detailed information, including data for other years, search our California Pesticide Use database.
 

Additional Resources

U.S. Pesticide Use
    Overview of sources of U.S. pesticide use estimates
    U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates of agricultural chemical use
    National Center on Food and Agricultural Policy estimates of pesticide use by state, crop and chemical
    U.S. Geological Survey Pesticide Use by Crop
    U.S. EPA pesticide sales estimates

California Pesticide Use
    Overview of the California pesticide use reporting system
    California pesticide use maps
    PAN analysis of California pesticide use, 1991-1998
    CA Department of Pesticide Regulation Pesticide Use Reports
    CA Department of Pesticide Regulation CalPIP Pesticide Use Search
    UC Davis CA pesticide use search

 Oregon Pesticide Use
    Overview of the Oregon pesticide use reporting system
    Oregon Department of Agriculture Pesticide Use Reporting

 New York Pesticide Use
    Overview of the New York pesticide use reporting system
    New York State Department of Enviornmental Conservation Annual Reports
    Cornell University Pesticide Management Education Program
    Environmental Advocates analysis of NY pesticide sales and use, 1996-1997

 Pesticide Use Information in Other States
    Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
    New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Pesticide Use Information in Europe
     United Kingdom Pesticide Usage Survey
     Sweden Pesticide Sales Statistics (download)
     Sweden Pesticide Use Reduction Program
     Netherlands Agricultural Pesticide Use
     Netherlands Agricultural Statistics
     OECD Survey on the Collection and Use of Agricultural Pesticide Sales Data (download)

Import/Export/Manufacturing Info
  HSDB - Manufacturing and export data
  USDA Pesticide Pipeline dbase
  Prior Informed Consent worldwide chemical ban list
  FAOSTAT Global pesticide trade and consumption