Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nepal
Nepal: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,175 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nepal stood at 1,175 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nepal peaked at 1,175 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60 t, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 113th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 70.3 t | 60 t | 101 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 182.6 t | 112 t | 353 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 554.7 t | 332 t | 809 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 998 t | 682 t | 1,175 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 110 Botswana 1,249 t compare
- 111 Eswatini 1,214 t compare
- 112 Papua New Guinea 1,189 t compare
- 114 Trinidad and Tobago 1,173 t compare
- 115 Qatar 1,105 t compare
- 116 Serbia and Montenegro 1,050 t compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nepal?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nepal was 1,175 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,175 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 t in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Nepal ranks 113th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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).