Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Cambodia

Cambodia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 23,205 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
23,205 t
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
26th
of 216 countries
All-time high
23,205 t
in 2024
All-time low
405 t
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Cambodia, 1990–2024

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200720241990: 481 t1991: 481 t1992: 481 t1993: 481 t1994: 481 t1995: 481 t1996: 481 t1997: 481 t1998: 481 t1999: 481 t2000: 445 t2001: 428 t2002: 412 t2003: 421 t2004: 405 t2005: 444 t2006: 533 t2007: 733 t2008: 774 t2009: 939 t2010: 1.2k t2011: 1.7k t2012: 2.4k t2013: 3.3k t2014: 4.3k t2015: 5.1k t2016: 4.6k t2017: 5.3k t2018: 7.7k t2019: 11.8k t2020: 15.3k t2021: 17.3k t2022: 18.8k t2023: 21.7k t2024: 23.2k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Cambodia recorded 23,205 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 434.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Cambodia peaked at 23,205 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 405 t, in 2004.

Cambodia ranks 26th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 481 t 481 t 481 t 10
2000s 553.4 t 405 t 939 t 10
2010s 4,744 t 1,198 t 11,820 t 10
2020s 19,254 t 15,273 t 23,205 t 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 23 Colombia 31,133 t compare
  2. 24 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
  3. 25 Poland 24,047 t compare
  4. 27 Ecuador 22,310 t compare
  5. 28 Malaysia 21,461 t compare
  6. 29 Ukraine 19,615 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Cambodia?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Cambodia was 23,205 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 23,205 t in 2024.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 405 t in 2004.
How does Cambodia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Cambodia ranks 26th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 434.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).