Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 161,908 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
161,908 t
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 42 regions
All-time high
161,908 t
in 2022
All-time low
16,502 t
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

050.0k100.0k150.0k1990200720241990: 20.9k t1991: 20.9k t1992: 20.9k t1993: 20.9k t1994: 20.9k t1995: 24.9k t1996: 32.7k t1997: 33.0k t1998: 20.8k t1999: 16.7k t2000: 16.5k t2001: 19.2k t2002: 23.5k t2003: 27.9k t2004: 32.2k t2005: 36.6k t2006: 41.5k t2007: 46.5k t2008: 51.4k t2009: 55.5k t2010: 57.1k t2011: 68.3k t2012: 76.8k t2013: 83.4k t2014: 101.9k t2015: 102.4k t2016: 103.1k t2017: 82.4k t2018: 139.4k t2019: 134.7k t2020: 89.3k t2021: 148.7k t2022: 161.9k t2023: 161.9k t2024: 161.9k t

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

Analysis

Viet Nam recorded 161,908 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 up 58.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Viet Nam peaked at 161,908 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,502 t, in 2000.

Viet Nam ranks 8th of 42 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,276 t 16,695 t 33,019 t 10
2000s 35,078 t 16,502 t 55,492 t 10
2010s 94,959 t 57,105 t 139,416 t 10
2020s 144,746 t 89,335 t 161,908 t 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 5 China, mainland 242,000 t compare
  2. 6 Canada 102,005 t compare
  3. 7 Russian Federation 97,018 t compare
  4. 8 Paraguay 95,596 t compare
  5. 9 France 69,831 t compare
  6. 10 Mexico 65,586 t compare
  7. 11 Australia and New Zealand 64,921 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Viet Nam?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Viet Nam was 161,908 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 161,908 t in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 16,502 t in 2000.
How does Viet Nam rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Viet Nam ranks 8th out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam 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).