Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 19,612 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 19,612 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Republic of Korea peaked at 28,218 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16,745 t, in 2019.
Republic of Korea ranks 29th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,082 t | — |
| 1991 | 27,476 t | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 26,718 t | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 25,999 t | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 25,922 t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 25,845 t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 24,620 t | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 24,819 t | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 22,103 t | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 25,837 t | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 25,684 t | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 28,218 t | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 25,844 t | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 24,610 t | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 25,323 t | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 24,506 t | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 24,076 t | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 24,262 t | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 25,368 t | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 22,790 t | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 20,431 t | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 19,131 t | -6.4% |
| 2012 | 17,438 t | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 18,708 t | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 19,788 t | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 19,482 t | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 19,798 t | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 20,043 t | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 18,716 t | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 16,745 t | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 17,132 t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 19,014 t | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 19,882 t | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 20,402 t | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 19,612 t | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,442 t | 22,103 t | 27,476 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,068 t | 22,790 t | 28,218 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,028 t | 16,745 t | 20,431 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,208 t | 17,132 t | 20,402 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Republic of Korea?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Republic of Korea was 19,612 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28,218 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,745 t in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Republic of Korea ranks 29th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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).