Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in India
India: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 16,134 t in 2010. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in India, 1990–2010
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2010, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in India stood at 16,134 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.3% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in India peaked at 24,950 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 437 t, in 2008.
That places India 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,226 t | 20,762 t | 24,950 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,409 t | 437 t | 20,039 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 16,134 t | 16,134 t | 16,134 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in India?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in India was 16,134 t in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24,950 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 437 t in 2008.
- How does India rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- India ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2010.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. 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 – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).