Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Thailand
Thailand: Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use was 685 t in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Thailand, 1993–2013
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 685 t for herbicides - nes — agricultural use in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 97.3% on the previous year and down 95.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Thailand peaked at 30,560 t in 2011 and was at its lowest, 685 t, in 2013.
Thailand ranks 42nd of 80 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Thailand, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2,974 t | — |
| 1994 | 3,001 t | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 3,874 t | +29.1% |
| 1996 | 4,064 t | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 5,618 t | +38.2% |
| 1998 | 3,761 t | -33.1% |
| 1999 | 3,695 t | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4,619 t | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 15,983 t | +246.0% |
| 2004 | 17,729 t | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 14,656 t | -17.3% |
| 2006 | 14,316 t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 23,401 t | +63.5% |
| 2008 | 18,261 t | -22.0% |
| 2009 | 28,485 t | +56.0% |
| 2010 | 20,044 t | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 30,560 t | +52.5% |
| 2012 | 25,114 t | -17.8% |
| 2013 | 685 t | -97.3% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 685 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 578 t, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 685 t is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,456 t, 47% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +246.0% | 4,619 t | 15,983 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,855 t | 2,974 t | 5,618 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 17,181 t | 4,619 t | 28,485 t | 8 |
| 2010s | 19,101 t | 685 t | 30,560 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.85 % 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 0.1009 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Thailand?
- Herbicides - nes — agricultural use in Thailand was 685 t in 2013, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 30,560 t in 2011.
- What is the lowest herbicides - nes — agricultural use recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 685 t in 2013.
- How does Thailand rank for herbicides - nes — agricultural use?
- Thailand ranks 42nd out of 80 countries with data for 2013.
- Is herbicides - nes — agricultural use rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides - nes — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).