Approximately 400,000 agricultural drones in use by 400,000 trained operators to treat 300 types of crops in 100 countries.
DJI, a leader in civilian drones and creative camera technology, presented its fourth annual Agricultural Drone Industry Insight Report at Brazil’s Agrishow 2025 in São Paulo.
The findings revealed a maturing global industry built around agricultural drones that’s poised for the next phase of growth. Increasingly, regional aviation authorities are implementing friendlier policies to accelerate precision farming and smarter crop protection technologies worldwide.
The standardisation for pilot training has also driven an influx of young people and women. At the end of 2024, 400,000 DJI Agriculture drones were estimated to be in use globally, up 90% from 2020.
The adoption of drone technology has saved approximately 222 million tons of water and reduced 30.87 tons of carbon emissions.
“Agricultural drones have become essential farm equipment around the world. Thanks to research-based policies and a clearer process for operator training, adoption among young people and women has grown significantly,” stated Yuan Zhang, Head of Global Sales at DJI Agriculture.
“As the industry continues to mature globally, DJI Agriculture remains steadfast in our mission to help farmers improve efficiency and sustainably increase their yields through innovative drone technology.”
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