Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 52,765 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
52,765 t
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 26 groups
All-time high
77,497 t
in 1990
All-time low
33,105 t
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 77.5k t1991: 74.1k t1992: 73.5k t1993: 67.4k t1994: 62.2k t1995: 59.7k t1996: 55.6k t1997: 53.9k t1998: 52.2k t1999: 53.2k t2000: 59.3k t2001: 56.8k t2002: 54.9k t2003: 53.5k t2004: 52.0k t2005: 51.9k t2006: 46.9k t2007: 44.0k t2008: 33.1k t2009: 45.1k t2010: 51.4k t2011: 51.2k t2012: 51.7k t2013: 51.3k t2014: 51.0k t2015: 51.5k t2016: 51.8k t2017: 52.5k t2018: 52.8k t2019: 52.6k t2020: 52.6k t2021: 52.7k t2022: 52.8k t2023: 52.7k t2024: 52.8k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 52,765 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Asia peaked at 77,497 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,105 t, in 2008.

Southern Asia ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 62,926 t 52,175 t 77,497 t 10
2000s 49,747 t 33,105 t 59,262 t 10
2010s 51,784 t 51,033 t 52,808 t 10
2020s 52,714 t 52,613 t 52,796 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 6 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
  2. 7 India 20,619 t compare
  3. 8 Germany 17,695 t compare
  4. 9 Türkiye 17,683 t compare
  5. 10 Paraguay 15,789 t compare
  6. 11 Mexico 15,010 t compare
  7. 12 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Asia?
Insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Asia was 52,765 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 77,497 t in 1990.
What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 33,105 t in 2008.
How does Southern Asia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
Southern Asia ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Southern 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

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).