Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 6,168 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Republic of Korea stood at 6,168 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Republic of Korea peaked at 10,503 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4,727 t, in 2020.
Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,040 t | 7,642 t | 10,503 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,100 t | 8,334 t | 9,960 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,198 t | 4,953 t | 7,414 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,546 t | 4,727 t | 6,472 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.11 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 8.60 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 80,390 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 33,185 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 775,431 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1.22 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 1.06 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 874,809 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Republic of Korea?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Republic of Korea was 6,168 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 10,503 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,727 t in 2020.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Republic of Korea ranks 21st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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).