Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 12,357 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Southern 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 Southern Asia is 12,357 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Southern Asia peaked at 12,357 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,211 t, in 2008.
Southern Asia ranks 19th of 24 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,187 t | — |
| 1991 | 8,168 t | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 11,226 t | +37.4% |
| 1993 | 9,897 t | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 10,270 t | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 8,436 t | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 10,203 t | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 10,112 t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 10,684 t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 10,882 t | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10,942 t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10,830 t | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 10,749 t | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 11,196 t | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 9,309 t | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 10,959 t | +17.7% |
| 2006 | 10,478 t | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 7,472 t | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 5,211 t | -30.3% |
| 2009 | 6,810 t | +30.7% |
| 2010 | 8,819 t | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 8,596 t | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9,069 t | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8,769 t | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 8,829 t | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9,907 t | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 10,093 t | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9,767 t | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 10,227 t | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 9,619 t | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 10,305 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 10,442 t | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10,196 t | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 10,101 t | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 12,357 t | +22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,806 t | 8,168 t | 11,226 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,396 t | 5,211 t | 11,196 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,370 t | 8,596 t | 10,227 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,680 t | 10,101 t | 12,357 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
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 herbicides — agricultural use in Southern Asia?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Southern Asia was 12,357 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,357 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,211 t in 2008.
- How does Southern Asia rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Southern Asia ranks 19th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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).