Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 44 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 44 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 340.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste peaked at 44 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 0 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 1 t | — |
| 2008 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2010 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 6 t | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 12 t | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 16 t | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 19 t | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 25 t | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 33 t | +32.0% |
| 2021 | 39 t | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 42 t | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 43 t | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 44 t | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -100.0% | 1 t | 0 t |
| 2008 | +100.0% | 1 t | 2 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6 t | 0 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 t | 5 t | 25 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2 t | 33 t | 44 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 123 t compare
- 13 Spain 17,806 t compare
- 14 Germany 14,422 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
- 17 Nigeria 14,174 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 t compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste was 44 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 44 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).