Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 15,506 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bangladesh stood at 15,506 t.
That represents a change of down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bangladesh peaked at 15,857 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,266 t, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 32nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,266 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,287 t | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,453 t | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 1,487 t | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1,595 t | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 1,702 t | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 1,919 t | +12.7% |
| 1997 | 2,035 t | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 2,068 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,532 t | +22.4% |
| 2000 | 3,170 t | +25.2% |
| 2001 | 3,335 t | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4,206 t | +26.1% |
| 2003 | 5,463 t | +29.9% |
| 2004 | 6,996 t | +28.1% |
| 2005 | 8,091 t | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 9,413 t | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 10,915 t | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 12,403 t | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 13,756 t | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 13,251 t | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 14,798 t | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 13,289 t | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 15,330 t | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 15,857 t | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 13,364 t | -15.7% |
| 2016 | 14,388 t | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 15,144 t | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 15,265 t | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15,386 t | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 15,506 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 15,506 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,506 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15,506 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15,506 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,734 t | 1,266 t | 2,532 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,775 t | 3,170 t | 13,756 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,607 t | 13,251 t | 15,857 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,506 t | 15,506 t | 15,506 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bangladesh?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bangladesh was 15,506 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 15,857 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,266 t in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Bangladesh ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. 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 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).