Total antimicrobial drugs for livestock total sales U.S. 2022

This statistic depicts the total sales of antimicrobial drugs for usage in livestock in the United States from 2009 to 2022, including domestic sales as well as exports. In 2022, some 11.18 million kilograms of active ingredient of antimicrobial drugs were sold in total.

Total sales of antimicrobial drugs for use in livestock in the United States from 2009 to 2022 (in 1,000 kilograms)

Characteristic	Total sales in thousand kilograms of active ingredient
2022	11,176.09
2021	11,110.37
2020	10,455.91
2019	11,473.71
2018	11,575.06
2017	10,943.41
2016	14,032.95
2015	15,598.8
2014	15,392.24
2013	14,859.42
2012	14,761.92
2011	13,771.37
2010	13,506.17
2009	12,790.01

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Release date

December 2023

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2009 to 2022

Supplementary notes

Includes all domestic sales and exports.
Only includes exports of FDA-approved, US-labeled antimicrobial drugs approved for use in food-producing animals.
Includes antimicrobial drug applications which are approved and labeled for use in both food-producing animals (e.g., cattle and swine) and nonfood-producing animals (e.g., dogs and cats).
kg = kilogram of active ingredient. Antimicrobials which were reported in International Units (IU) (e.g., Penicillins) were converted to kg. Antimicrobial class includes drugs of different molecular weights, with some drugs reported in different salt forms.

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