approximately 400,000 drones (approx.)
3,421 registrations
Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.
Source
- Figure
- 3,421 registrations
- Scope
- United States · 2025
- Type of figure
- analysis of regulator data
- Source
- Primary Industry association analysis of FAA registration data
- Publisher
- American Spray Drone Coalition
- Title
- FAA Spray Drone Registration Trends, 2023–2025
- Published
- Not stated by the source
- Date note
- PDF undated (posted September 2026)
- Accessed
- Last verified
- URL
- https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ASDC-FAA-Spray-Drone-Registration-Trends-2023-2025.pdf
- Archived copy
- Wayback Machine (20261009193339)
- Link check
- Resolves (HTTP 200), Oct 25, 2026
“…rising from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025…”
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APA
Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/Chicago
Whirrwork. “Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/.MLA
“Agricultural spray drone registrations with the FAA rose from 811 in 2023 to 2,349 in 2024 and 3,421 in 2025, according to ASDC analysis.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-spray-drone-registrations-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.BibTeX
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howpublished = {Whirrwork Research},
year = {2026},
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}Original source (APA)
American Spray Drone Coalition. (n.d.). FAA Spray Drone Registration Trends, 2023–2025. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://americanspraydronecoalition.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/ASDC-FAA-Spray-Drone-Registration-Trends-2023-2025.pdfFor third-party figures, please credit the original source as well as (or instead of) Whirrwork.
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