Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Asia
Asia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 301,386 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Asia is 301,386 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Asia peaked at 379,122 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 183,576 t, in 1991.
That places Asia 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 203,765 t | 183,576 t | 223,187 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,547 t | 219,806 t | 344,803 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 354,916 t | 333,102 t | 379,122 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 303,786 t | 295,214 t | 322,130 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 23.81 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 111.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.76 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.82 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 7.75 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.95 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 16.82 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 10.38 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 66.14 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 40.14 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Asia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Asia was 301,386 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 379,122 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,576 t in 1991.
- How does Asia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Asia ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).