Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 123 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — agricultural use in Lao People's Democratic Republic is 123 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6,050.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 123 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 t | — |
| 1991 | 0 t | — |
| 1992 | 0 t | — |
| 1993 | 0 t | — |
| 1994 | 0 t | — |
| 1995 | 1 t | — |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 0 t | — |
| 2009 | 23 t | — |
| 2010 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 44 t | — |
| 2012 | 23 t | -47.7% |
| 2013 | 68 t | +195.7% |
| 2014 | 2 t | -97.1% |
| 2015 | 33 t | +1550.0% |
| 2016 | 64 t | +93.9% |
| 2017 | 95 t | +48.4% |
| 2018 | 123 t | +29.5% |
| 2019 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 123 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 123 t | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Lao People's Democratic Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1550.0% | 2 t | 33 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3 t | 0 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3 t | 0 t | 23 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5 t | 0 t | 123 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 123 t | 123 t | 123 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 708 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 43,158 t compare
- 11 France 29,077 t compare
- 11 Polynesia 563 t compare
- 12 Colombia 19,109 t compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 320 t compare
- 13 Spain 17,806 t compare
- 14 Germany 14,422 t compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 44 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 8 t compare
- 15 South Africa 14,368 t compare
- 16 Ukraine 14,222 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 7 t compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 123 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 123 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1990.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,050.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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).