Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 26,683 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 26,683 t for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Southern Asia peaked at 28,492 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 11,084 t, in 1999.
Southern Asia ranks 14th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,605 t | — |
| 1991 | 12,818 t | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 12,971 t | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 16,178 t | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 13,606 t | -15.9% |
| 1995 | 16,420 t | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 11,605 t | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 11,397 t | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 12,726 t | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 11,084 t | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 12,241 t | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 14,057 t | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 16,139 t | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 18,024 t | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 16,573 t | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 15,845 t | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 23,925 t | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 19,190 t | -19.8% |
| 2008 | 17,964 t | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 20,911 t | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 24,205 t | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 26,308 t | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 25,671 t | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 27,851 t | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 28,492 t | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 26,240 t | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 26,769 t | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 26,766 t | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 27,083 t | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 26,517 t | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 26,835 t | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 26,945 t | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 26,851 t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26,717 t | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 26,683 t | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,141 t | 11,084 t | 16,420 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,487 t | 12,241 t | 23,925 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,590 t | 24,205 t | 28,492 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,806 t | 26,683 t | 26,945 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 11 Italy 23,769 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 52 t compare
- 12 Japan 17,281 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 14,777 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 18 t compare
- 13 Polynesia 18 t compare
- 14 South Africa 13,603 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1 t compare
- 15 Philippines 13,097 t compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 1 t compare
- 16 India 13,055 t compare
- 17 Bangladesh 12,085 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Southern Asia?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Southern Asia was 26,683 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28,492 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,084 t in 1999.
- How does Southern Asia rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).