Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 93,996 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 93,996 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Asia peaked at 107,760 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 58,188 t, in 2008.
Southern Asia ranks 15th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 105,063 t | — |
| 1991 | 107,760 t | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 102,653 t | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 95,467 t | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 91,738 t | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 90,047 t | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 81,642 t | -9.3% |
| 1997 | 78,940 t | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 77,932 t | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 78,572 t | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 86,110 t | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 84,671 t | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 84,886 t | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 85,471 t | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 80,779 t | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 79,929 t | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 83,805 t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 72,879 t | -13.0% |
| 2008 | 58,188 t | -20.2% |
| 2009 | 74,663 t | +28.3% |
| 2010 | 86,292 t | +15.6% |
| 2011 | 88,034 t | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 88,751 t | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 90,410 t | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 90,840 t | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90,100 t | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 91,115 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 91,550 t | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 91,746 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 90,070 t | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 91,949 t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 92,265 t | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92,043 t | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 91,730 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 93,996 t | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90,981 t | 77,932 t | 107,760 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,138 t | 58,188 t | 86,110 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,891 t | 86,292 t | 91,746 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,397 t | 91,730 t | 93,996 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 238,515 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Asia was 93,996 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 107,760 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,188 t in 2008.
- How does Southern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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).