Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in India
India: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 1,256 t in 1999. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in India, 1990–1999
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 1999, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in India stood at 1,256 t. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.1% on the previous year and down 71.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in India peaked at 4,418 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,256 t, in 1999.
That places India 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 1999, putting it in the top 10%.
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,418 t | — |
| 1991 | 2,737 t | -38.0% |
| 1992 | 2,656 t | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2,478 t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 2,775 t | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 1,744 t | -37.2% |
| 1996 | 1,877 t | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 1,795 t | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 1,676 t | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1,256 t | -25.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,256 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34 t, 36.9× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- India's 1,256 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 37 t, 33.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in India?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in India was 1,256 t in 1999, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4,418 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,256 t in 1999.
- How does India rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- India ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 1999.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 10 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).