| Year | Herbicides | Insecticides | Fungicides | Other | Total |
| million pounds of active ingredients | |||||
| 1964 | 48.16 | 123.30 | 22.17 | 21.38 | 215.01 |
| 1966 | 79.38 | 119.24 | 23.24 | 18.75 | 240.61 |
| 1971 | 175.67 | 127.71 | 29.31 | 31.71 | 364.40 |
| 1976 | 341.39 | 131.73 | 26.63 | 30.74 | 530.49 |
| 1982 | 430.35 | 82.65 | 25.22 | 34.23 | 572.45 |
| 1990 | 344.64 | 57.39 | 27.77 | 67.90 | 497.69 |
| 1991 | 335.18 | 52.83 | 29.44 | 60.10 | 477.50 |
| 1992 | 350.53 | 60.05 | 34.92 | 72.70 | 518.20 |
| 1993 | 323.51 | 58.10 | 36.58 | 80.00 | 498.20 |
| 1994 | 350.45 | 68.20 | 43.60 | 101.10 | 563.40 |
| 1995 | 324.90 | 69.90 | 47.50 | 101.00 | 543.30 |
| 1996 | 365.70 | 59.20 | 46.50 | 104.00 | 575.80 |
| 1997 | 366.40 | 60.50 | 50.50 | 110.20 | 587.60 |
Source: Lin, B., M. Padgitt, H. Delvo, D. Shank, and H. Taylor, Pesticide and Fertilizer Use and Trends in U.S. Agriculture, AER 717 (USDA, ERS, Washington, DC, 1995) and unpublished USDA survey data (following 1990).
Notes: Estimates include pesticide use on corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, potatoes, other vegetables, citrus fruits, apples, and other fruit. Estimates are not directly comparable with Table 7.10 because of different survey methodologies.
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