Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use was 131 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 131 t for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in 2020.
The figure is up 15.9% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Bangladesh peaked at 1,222 t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 5 t, in 1998.
That places Bangladesh 22nd out of 85 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9 t | — |
| 1991 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 t | +55.6% |
| 1993 | 13 t | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 14 t | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 15 t | +7.1% |
| 1997 | 8 t | -46.7% |
| 1998 | 5 t | -37.5% |
| 1999 | 18 t | +260.0% |
| 2000 | 23 t | +27.8% |
| 2001 | 295 t | +1182.6% |
| 2002 | 194 t | -34.2% |
| 2003 | 374 t | +92.8% |
| 2004 | 404 t | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 566 t | +40.1% |
| 2006 | 823 t | +45.4% |
| 2007 | 1,035 t | +25.8% |
| 2008 | 1,222 t | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 108 t | -91.2% |
| 2010 | 121 t | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 74 t | -38.8% |
| 2012 | 72 t | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 79 t | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 75 t | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 64 t | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 94 t | +46.9% |
| 2017 | 113 t | +20.2% |
| 2020 | 131 t | +15.9% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 131 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96 t, 1.4× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 131 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 9 t, 14.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Pyrethroids — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1182.6% | 23 t | 295 t |
| 1999 | +260.0% | 5 t | 18 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.67 t | 5 t | 18 t | 9 |
| 2000s | 504.4 t | 23 t | 1,222 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5 t | 64 t | 121 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 131 t | 131 t | 131 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 – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Bangladesh?
- Insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use in Bangladesh was 131 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1,222 t in 2008.
- What is the lowest insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 t in 1998.
- How does Bangladesh rank for insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use?
- Bangladesh ranks 22nd out of 85 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insecticides – pyrethroids — agricultural use rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 – Pyrethroids — 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).