India vs Southern Asia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Insecticides — Agricultural Use over time
- India
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 52,765 t against 20,619 t in India, a difference of 32,146 t.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.6 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th of 216 countries.
Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,112 t | 62,926 t | 20,813 t | Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 19,308 t | 49,747 t | 30,440 t | Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 20,619 t | 51,784 t | 31,165 t | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 20,619 t | 52,714 t | 32,095 t | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher insecticides — agricultural use, India or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 52,765 t against 20,619 t in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in insecticides — agricultural use between India and Southern Asia?
- 32,146 t, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do India and Southern Asia rank globally for insecticides — agricultural use?
- India ranks 7th and Southern Asia ranks 9th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).