Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Myanmar
Myanmar: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 11,749 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Myanmar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 11,749 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 116.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Myanmar peaked at 17,337 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 114 t, in 1991.
That places Myanmar 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.5 t | 114 t | 420 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,606 t | 558 t | 3,872 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,906 t | 2,898 t | 17,337 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,749 t | 11,749 t | 11,749 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
- 39 Nicaragua 12,907 t compare
- 40 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12,705 t compare
- 41 Panama 11,848 t compare
- 43 Uganda 11,293 t compare
- 44 Costa Rica 10,722 t compare
- 45 China, Taiwan Province of 10,549 t compare
More environment data for Myanmar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.48 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,442 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,392 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 3.65 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 475.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.6 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,509 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 84.75 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,026 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Myanmar?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Myanmar was 11,749 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 17,337 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 114 t in 1991.
- How does Myanmar rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Myanmar ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).