Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 52,765 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
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 8th of 25 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77,497 t | — |
| 1991 | 74,119 t | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 73,498 t | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 67,419 t | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 62,178 t | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 59,672 t | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 55,606 t | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 53,891 t | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 52,175 t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 53,200 t | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 59,262 t | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 56,806 t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 54,894 t | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 53,495 t | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 52,008 t | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 51,884 t | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 46,947 t | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 43,964 t | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 33,105 t | -24.7% |
| 2009 | 45,109 t | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 51,363 t | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 51,183 t | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 51,749 t | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 51,274 t | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 51,033 t | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 51,495 t | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 51,777 t | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 52,550 t | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 52,808 t | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 52,610 t | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52,613 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52,684 t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 52,796 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 52,713 t | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 52,765 t | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia 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 | +36.3% | 33,105 t | 45,109 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,600 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,780 t compare
- 6 India 20,619 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
- 10 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 412 t compare
- 11 Japan 12,171 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 377 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
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 8th out of 25 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
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).