Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 1 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 1 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Bhutan peaked at 5 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1997.
That places Bhutan 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 t | — |
| 1991 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 t | — |
| 1999 | 0 t | — |
| 2000 | 0 t | — |
| 2001 | 0 t | — |
| 2002 | 0 t | — |
| 2003 | 0 t | — |
| 2004 | 1 t | — |
| 2005 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 t | — |
| 2007 | 0 t | — |
| 2008 | 0 t | — |
| 2009 | 0 t | — |
| 2010 | 0 t | — |
| 2011 | 1 t | — |
| 2012 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 t | — |
| 2014 | 1 t | — |
| 2015 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 t | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 t | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 3 t | +200.0% |
| 2022 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 5 t | +150.0% |
| 2024 | 1 t | -80.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 0% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 339 t, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 t | 0 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1 t | 0 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 t | 0 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 t | 1 t | 5 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 186 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 1 t compare
- 186 Greenland 1 t compare
- 186 Luxembourg 1 t compare
- 186 Naoero 1 t compare
- 186 Tonga 1 t compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Bhutan?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Bhutan was 1 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 5 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1997.
- How does Bhutan rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Bhutan ranks 186th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).