Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,096 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka stood at 4,096 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 127.8% on the previous year and up 339.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka peaked at 4,096 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 933 t, in 2014.
Sri Lanka ranks 65th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,705 t | 1,409 t | 2,144 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,583 t | 1,152 t | 1,752 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,554 t | 933 t | 2,540 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,677 t | 1,798 t | 4,096 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 11.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 170,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 191,100 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6,821 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 1,347 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sri Lanka was 4,096 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4,096 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 933 t in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Sri Lanka ranks 65th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 339.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).