Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in India
India: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 673,083 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export quantity in India is 673,083 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 145.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in India peaked at 673,083 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,022 t, in 1990.
India ranks 3rd of 210 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,022 t | — |
| 1991 | 9,477 t | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 8,684 t | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 9,683 t | +11.5% |
| 1994 | 12,553 t | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 21,994 t | +75.2% |
| 1996 | 27,402 t | +24.6% |
| 1997 | 26,990 t | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 32,442 t | +20.2% |
| 1999 | 39,042 t | +20.3% |
| 2000 | 43,202 t | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 49,180 t | +13.8% |
| 2002 | 55,977 t | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 51,106 t | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 58,787 t | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 85,056 t | +44.7% |
| 2006 | 90,799 t | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 109,954 t | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 143,417 t | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 160,067 t | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 154,837 t | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 206,387 t | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 214,721 t | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 276,890 t | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 274,674 t | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 295,812 t | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 359,408 t | +21.5% |
| 2017 | 425,654 t | +18.4% |
| 2018 | 442,741 t | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 460,959 t | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 505,215 t | +9.6% |
| 2021 | 634,238 t | +25.5% |
| 2022 | 643,946 t | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 629,414 t | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 673,083 t | +6.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 673,083 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.71 t, 7106.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 673,083 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 23.85 t, 28225.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,629 t | 8,022 t | 39,042 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,755 t | 43,202 t | 160,067 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 311,208 t | 154,837 t | 460,959 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 617,179 t | 505,215 t | 673,083 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 3.21 million t compare
- 2 China, mainland 3.18 million t compare
- 2 Türkiye 43,568 t compare
- 3 Viet Nam 28,278 t compare
- 4 Germany 433,306 t compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,715 t compare
- 5 France 319,824 t compare
- 5 Syrian Arab Republic 1,911 t compare
- 6 Spain 238,472 t compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 598.86 t compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in India?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in India was 673,083 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 673,083 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,022 t in 1990.
- How does India rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- India ranks 3rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.