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 20th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (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 20th out of 216 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).