Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Asia
Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1.06 million t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Asia recorded 1.06 million t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Asia peaked at 1.18 million t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 598,344 t, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 598,344 t | — |
| 1991 | 600,799 t | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 638,063 t | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 644,590 t | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 665,511 t | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 702,815 t | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 717,201 t | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 721,172 t | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 700,321 t | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 728,207 t | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 726,388 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 736,114 t | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 763,277 t | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 797,170 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 826,547 t | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 840,635 t | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 861,761 t | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 961,409 t | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 992,671 t | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 1.02 million t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.10 million t | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 million t | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million t | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.09 million t | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 1.05 million t | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million t | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 1.18 million t | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.08 million t | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 1.09 million t | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million t | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 940,308 t | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.06 million t | +13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.05 million t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.05 million t | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.06 million t | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 671,702 t | 598,344 t | 728,207 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 852,846 t | 726,388 t | 1.02 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million t | 1.02 million t | 1.18 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million t | 940,308 t | 1.06 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 2.91 million million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Asia was 1.06 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 598,344 t in 1990.
- How does Asia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).