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 141st of 200 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 t | — |
| 1991 | 5 t | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 25 t | +733.3% |
| 1995 | 29 t | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 32 t | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 2 t | -93.8% |
| 1998 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | +50.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 t | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 5 t | +150.0% |
| 2004 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 2 t | -71.4% |
| 2006 | 6 t | +200.0% |
| 2007 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 6 t | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 t | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2012 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 11 t | +266.7% |
| 2016 | 18 t | +63.6% |
| 2017 | 152 t | +744.4% |
| 2018 | 174 t | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 180 t | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 160 t | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 174 t | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 181 t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 222 t | +22.7% |
| 2024 | 250 t | +12.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 250 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 15% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 250 t is below the median for South Asia, which is 2,636 t, 9% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +744.4% | 18 t | 152 t |
| 1994 | +733.3% | 3 t | 25 t |
| 2015 | +266.7% | 3 t | 11 t |
| 2006 | +200.0% | 2 t | 6 t |
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
- 138 China, Macao SAR 316 t compare
- 139 Albania 296 t compare
- 140 Saint Lucia 264 t compare
- 142 Antigua and Barbuda 245 t compare
- 143 French Polynesia 244 t compare
- 144 Djibouti 241 t compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.487 % 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 -5.53 % change on previous year (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 141st out of 200 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).