Insecticides — Agricultural Use in South-eastern Asia
South-eastern Asia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 278,619 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in South-eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in South-eastern Asia is 278,619 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in South-eastern Asia peaked at 279,966 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59,030 t, in 1990.
That places South-eastern Asia 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92,269 t | 59,030 t | 112,939 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 147,299 t | 104,648 t | 206,021 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 230,877 t | 178,295 t | 273,575 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 258,251 t | 190,656 t | 279,966 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South-eastern Asia
More environment data for South-eastern Asia
- Land area — Area 442,430 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.12 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 14.29 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 450,768 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 8.02 million t (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 132,290 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 4.35 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.86 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in South-eastern Asia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in South-eastern Asia was 278,619 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 279,966 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59,030 t in 1990.
- How does South-eastern Asia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- South-eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-eastern Asia 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).