Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 250 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bhutan is 250 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 8,233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bhutan peaked at 250 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2 t, in 1997.
Bhutan ranks 151st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.9 t | 2 t | 32 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7 t | 2 t | 7 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6 t | 3 t | 180 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 197.4 t | 160 t | 250 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 148 China, Macao SAR 316 t compare
- 149 Albania 296 t compare
- 150 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
- 152 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
- 153 French Polynesia 244 t compare
- 154 Djibouti 241 t compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 31.23 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 35.6 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 23 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 10.83 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 78.37 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.66 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 100 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bhutan?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Bhutan was 250 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 250 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 t in 1997.
- How does Bhutan rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Bhutan ranks 151st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8,233.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).