Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 96 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 96 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 336.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste peaked at 96 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2 t | — |
| 1991 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2006 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 8 t | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 10 t | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 13 t | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 15 t | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 18 t | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 22 t | +22.2% |
| 2015 | 27 t | +22.7% |
| 2016 | 32 t | +18.5% |
| 2017 | 35 t | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 42 t | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 53 t | +26.2% |
| 2020 | 72 t | +35.8% |
| 2021 | 83 t | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 92 t | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 93 t | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96 t | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 t | 2 t | 2 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1 t | 2 t | 10 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8 t | 11 t | 53 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.2 t | 72 t | 96 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 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
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 118 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 15 Spain 10,955 t compare
- 16 Italy 9,765 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 t compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Timor-Leste was 96 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 96 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Timor-Leste ranks 13th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).