Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use was 65 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, 2009–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2020, insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Bangladesh stood at 65 t. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 58.5% on the previous year and up 441.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Bangladesh peaked at 65 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12 t, in 2010.
Bangladesh ranks 8th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides - Biopesticides — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 13 t | — |
| 2010 | 12 t | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 19 t | +26.7% |
| 2013 | 21 t | +10.5% |
| 2014 | 23 t | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 28 t | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 35 t | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 41 t | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 65 t | +58.5% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 65 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10 t, 6.5× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13 t | 13 t | 13 t | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.25 t | 12 t | 41 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 65 t | 65 t | 65 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.31 % 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 -2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Bangladesh?
- Insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use in Bangladesh was 65 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 65 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 t in 2010.
- How does Bangladesh rank for insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use?
- Bangladesh ranks 8th out of 63 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insecticides - biopesticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 441.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides - Biopesticides — 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).