Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in India
India: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 170,038 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in India stood at 170,038 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in India peaked at 170,038 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,548 t, in 1992.
That places India 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,482 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,810 t | -27.1% |
| 1992 | 1,548 t | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 1,732 t | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 4,259 t | +145.9% |
| 1995 | 4,930 t | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 5,731 t | +16.2% |
| 1997 | 3,640 t | -36.5% |
| 1998 | 5,057 t | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 5,379 t | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 5,987 t | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 6,733 t | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 6,951 t | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 14,212 t | +104.5% |
| 2004 | 21,101 t | +48.5% |
| 2005 | 25,783 t | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 25,089 t | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 23,689 t | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 32,275 t | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 34,619 t | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 49,891 t | +44.1% |
| 2011 | 63,102 t | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 61,999 t | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 72,000 t | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 94,150 t | +30.8% |
| 2015 | 75,127 t | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 92,029 t | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 111,390 t | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 115,030 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 108,010 t | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 140,388 t | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 149,698 t | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 129,411 t | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 148,831 t | +15.0% |
| 2024 | 170,038 t | +14.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 170,038 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,887 t, 17.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 170,038 t is above the median for South Asia, which is 12,543 t, 13.6× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +145.9% | 1,732 t | 4,259 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,657 t | 1,548 t | 5,731 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,644 t | 5,987 t | 34,619 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,273 t | 49,891 t | 115,030 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 147,673 t | 129,411 t | 170,038 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 21,757 t compare
- 7 Thailand 202,791 t compare
- 8 Germany 185,288 t compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 11,438 t compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 7,465 t compare
- 9 Mexico 182,182 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 7,181 t compare
- 11 China 150,950 t compare
- 11 Republic of Moldova 7,146 t compare
- 12 Italy 138,588 t compare
- 12 Melanesia 6,853 t compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 6,139 t compare
- 13 Nigeria 134,146 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) — import quantity in India?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in India was 170,038 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 170,038 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,548 t in 1992.
- How does India rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- India ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. 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) — Import 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.