Insecticides — Agricultural Use in India
India: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 20,619 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in India stood at 20,619 t.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in India peaked at 57,945 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3,278 t, in 2008.
That places India 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57,945 t | — |
| 1991 | 54,420 t | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 51,659 t | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 46,827 t | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 41,994 t | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 40,045 t | -4.6% |
| 1996 | 35,486 t | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 33,419 t | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 30,359 t | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 28,968 t | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 27,400 t | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 25,831 t | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 24,263 t | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 22,694 t | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 21,489 t | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 21,783 t | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 16,913 t | -22.4% |
| 2007 | 14,618 t | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 3,278 t | -77.6% |
| 2009 | 14,810 t | +351.8% |
| 2010 | 20,619 t | +39.2% |
| 2011 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20,619 t | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 20,619 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 53.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 20,619 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 339 t, 60.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +351.8% | 3,278 t | 14,810 t |
| 2008 | -77.6% | 14,618 t | 3,278 t |
| 2010 | +39.2% | 14,810 t | 20,619 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,112 t | 28,968 t | 57,945 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,308 t | 3,278 t | 27,400 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,619 t | 20,619 t | 20,619 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,619 t | 20,619 t | 20,619 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 3 China 68,388 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 17,683 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 65,300 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,600 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,780 t compare
- 7 Germany 17,695 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 767 t compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 607 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 15,789 t compare
- 9 Mexico 15,010 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 599 t compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in India?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in India was 20,619 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 57,945 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,278 t in 2008.
- How does India rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- India ranks 6th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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).