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 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
| 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
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Cropland — Area 238,515 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 688,043 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 639,262 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 316,834 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 316,451 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 49.5 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,332 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 69.26 % (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 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
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).