Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in India
India: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 40,094 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in India stood at 40,094 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in India peaked at 75,000 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,485 t, in 2008.
India ranks 19th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,000 t | — |
| 1991 | 72,133 t | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 70,791 t | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 66,074 t | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 61,357 t | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 61,257 t | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,114 t | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 52,279 t | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 49,157 t | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 46,195 t | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 44,958 t | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 43,720 t | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42,483 t | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 41,245 t | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 35,113 t | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 35,342 t | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 37,423 t | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 27,423 t | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 14,485 t | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 28,707 t | +98.2% |
| 2010 | 40,094 t | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40,094 t | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 40,094 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 24.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 40,094 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,636 t, 15.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +98.2% | 14,485 t | 28,707 t |
| 2008 | -47.2% | 27,423 t | 14,485 t |
| 2010 | +39.7% | 28,707 t | 40,094 t |
| 2007 | -26.7% | 37,423 t | 27,423 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,036 t | 46,195 t | 75,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,090 t | 14,485 t | 44,958 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,094 t | 40,094 t | 40,094 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,094 t | 40,094 t | 40,094 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 16 Nigeria 44,230 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10 t compare
- 17 Japan 42,956 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 South Africa 40,752 t compare
- 19 Italy 40,094 t compare
- 21 Philippines 37,660 t compare
- 22 Colombia 31,133 t compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % 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 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in India?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in India was 40,094 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,485 t in 2008.
- How does India rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- India ranks 19th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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).