Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Indonesia
Indonesia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 295,413 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 295,413 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Indonesia peaked at 349,798 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 113,121 t, in 1990.
Indonesia ranks 2nd of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113,121 t | — |
| 1991 | 115,479 t | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 124,362 t | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 126,756 t | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 127,383 t | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 137,901 t | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 141,287 t | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 135,254 t | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 136,116 t | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 137,640 t | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 142,709 t | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 146,061 t | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 154,432 t | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 164,929 t | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 173,326 t | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 178,527 t | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 185,738 t | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 221,903 t | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 258,852 t | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 260,715 t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 313,639 t | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 206,062 t | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 254,913 t | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 314,990 t | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 253,451 t | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 313,069 t | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 349,798 t | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 279,006 t | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 261,306 t | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 274,421 t | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 213,036 t | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 283,297 t | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 294,670 t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 294,935 t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 295,413 t | +0.2% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 295,413 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 133.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 295,413 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 900.5 t, 328.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -34.3% | 313,639 t | 206,062 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,530 t | 113,121 t | 141,287 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,719 t | 142,709 t | 260,715 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,066 t | 206,062 t | 349,798 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 276,270 t | 213,036 t | 295,413 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Indonesia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Indonesia was 295,413 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 349,798 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,121 t in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).