Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 160 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Timor-Leste is 160 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 344.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Timor-Leste peaked at 160 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 1990.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 t | — |
| 1991 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2007 | 8 t | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 12 t | +50.0% |
| 2009 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 18 t | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 21 t | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 25 t | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 30 t | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 36 t | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 45 t | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 53 t | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 59 t | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 70 t | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 89 t | +27.1% |
| 2020 | 119 t | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 138 t | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 152 t | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 155 t | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 160 t | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Timor-Leste changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +66.7% | 3 t | 5 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 t | 3 t | 3 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.8 t | 3 t | 15 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6 t | 18 t | 89 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 144.8 t | 119 t | 160 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 11 Australia and New Zealand 64,921 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,875 t compare
- 12 Spain 59,858 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 701 t compare
- 13 Australia 59,634 t compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 187 t compare
- 14 Ghana 53,798 t compare
- 15 Germany 45,174 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 12 t compare
- 16 Nigeria 44,230 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 10 t compare
- 17 Japan 42,956 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Timor-Leste?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Timor-Leste was 160 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 160 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 1990.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Timor-Leste ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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).