Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Pakistan

Pakistan: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 26,702 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26,702 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
26,702 t
in 2000
All-time low
16,479 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Pakistan, 1990–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200720241990: 16.5k t1991: 16.5k t1992: 16.5k t1993: 16.5k t1994: 16.5k t1995: 16.5k t1996: 16.5k t1997: 16.5k t1998: 17.6k t1999: 19.5k t2000: 26.7k t2001: 26.7k t2002: 26.7k t2003: 26.7k t2004: 26.7k t2005: 26.7k t2006: 26.7k t2007: 26.7k t2008: 26.7k t2009: 26.7k t2010: 26.7k t2011: 26.7k t2012: 26.7k t2013: 26.7k t2014: 26.7k t2015: 26.7k t2016: 26.7k t2017: 26.7k t2018: 26.7k t2019: 26.7k t2020: 26.7k t2021: 26.7k t2022: 26.7k t2023: 26.7k t2024: 26.7k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Pakistan recorded 26,702 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Pakistan peaked at 26,702 t in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,479 t, in 1990.

Pakistan ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,892 t 16,479 t 19,470 t 10
2000s 26,702 t 26,702 t 26,702 t 10
2010s 26,702 t 26,702 t 26,702 t 10
2020s 26,702 t 26,702 t 26,702 t 5

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 21 Philippines 37,660 t compare
  2. 22 Colombia 31,133 t compare
  3. 24 Poland, Republic of 24,047 t compare
  4. 25 Cambodia 23,205 t compare
  5. 26 Ecuador 22,310 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Pakistan?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Pakistan was 26,702 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 26,702 t in 2000.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 16,479 t in 1990.
How does Pakistan rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Pakistan ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).