Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 308 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Sri Lanka stood at 308 t.
That represents a change of up 39.4% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 580 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 195 t, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 200 countries 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 306 t | — |
| 1991 | 303 t | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 554 t | +82.8% |
| 1993 | 471 t | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 453 t | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 425 t | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 372 t | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 351 t | -5.6% |
| 1998 | 374 t | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 414 t | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 378 t | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 379 t | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 380 t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 381 t | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 382 t | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 383 t | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 384 t | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 277 t | -27.9% |
| 2008 | 395 t | +42.6% |
| 2009 | 357 t | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 439 t | +23.0% |
| 2011 | 394 t | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 249 t | -36.8% |
| 2013 | 344 t | +38.2% |
| 2014 | 212 t | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 580 t | +173.6% |
| 2016 | 295 t | -49.1% |
| 2017 | 195 t | -33.9% |
| 2018 | 256 t | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 229 t | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 368 t | +60.7% |
| 2021 | 398 t | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 306 t | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 221 t | -27.8% |
| 2024 | 308 t | +39.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 308 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 88% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 308 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 339 t, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +173.6% | 212 t | 580 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 402.3 t | 303 t | 554 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 369.6 t | 277 t | 395 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 319.3 t | 195 t | 580 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 320.2 t | 221 t | 398 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 87 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 330 t compare
- 88 Rwanda 317 t compare
- 90 Saudi Arabia 307 t compare
- 91 Bulgaria 304 t compare
- 92 New Zealand 303 t compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 308 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 580 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 195 t in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).