Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in India
India: Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity was 36.33 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in India, 2009–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hazardous pesticides — import quantity in India is 36.33 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 14,630.3% on the previous year and down 95.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hazardous pesticides — import quantity in India peaked at 1,547 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.01 t, in 2017.
That places India 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,547 t | — |
| 2010 | 1,213 t | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 1,041 t | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 788.33 t | -24.3% |
| 2013 | 736.52 t | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 594.91 t | -19.2% |
| 2015 | 40.18 t | -93.2% |
| 2016 | 80.32 t | +99.9% |
| 2017 | 0.01 t | -100.0% |
| 2018 | 1.14 t | +11340.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3 t | +888.1% |
| 2020 | 10.12 t | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 1.2 t | -88.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2466 t | -79.4% |
| 2023 | 36.33 t | +14630.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 36.33 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.38 t, 2.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- India's 36.33 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 8.34 t, 4.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +14630.3% | 0.2466 t | 36.33 t |
| 2018 | +11340.0% | 0.01 t | 1.14 t |
| 2019 | +888.1% | 1.14 t | 11.3 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,547 t | 1,547 t | 1,547 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 450.66 t | 0.01 t | 1,213 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.97 t | 0.2466 t | 36.33 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hazardous pesticides — import quantity in India?
- Hazardous pesticides — import quantity in India was 36.33 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,547 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest hazardous pesticides — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 t in 2017.
- How does India rank for hazardous pesticides — import quantity?
- India ranks 64th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is hazardous pesticides — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Hazardous pesticides — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.