Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)

Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 50,318 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
50,318 t
Change on year
down 11.2%
Rank
42nd
of 47 groups
All-time high
77,989 t
in 2017
All-time low
6,876 t
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200720241990: 14.5k t1991: 15.3k t1992: 14.8k t1993: 12.0k t1994: 6.9k t1995: 20.5k t1996: 22.9k t1997: 24.0k t1998: 22.6k t1999: 27.8k t2000: 30.3k t2001: 19.7k t2002: 21.2k t2003: 27.8k t2004: 35.6k t2005: 40.0k t2006: 29.3k t2007: 27.8k t2008: 34.8k t2009: 35.1k t2010: 41.9k t2011: 50.5k t2012: 40.7k t2013: 43.4k t2014: 51.5k t2015: 45.6k t2016: 45.5k t2017: 78.0k t2018: 68.8k t2019: 46.4k t2020: 59.0k t2021: 62.0k t2022: 58.1k t2023: 56.7k t2024: 50.3k t

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

Analysis

Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) recorded 50,318 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.

The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 77,989 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6,876 t, in 1994.

That places Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 14,483 t
1991 15,263 t +5.4%
1992 14,836 t -2.8%
1993 12,048 t -18.8%
1994 6,876 t -42.9%
1995 20,532 t +198.6%
1996 22,922 t +11.6%
1997 24,035 t +4.9%
1998 22,641 t -5.8%
1999 27,784 t +22.7%
2000 30,305 t +9.1%
2001 19,740 t -34.9%
2002 21,215 t +7.5%
2003 27,755 t +30.8%
2004 35,554 t +28.1%
2005 39,963 t +12.4%
2006 29,309 t -26.7%
2007 27,804 t -5.1%
2008 34,755 t +25.0%
2009 35,058 t +0.9%
2010 41,873 t +19.4%
2011 50,459 t +20.5%
2012 40,680 t -19.4%
2013 43,411 t +6.7%
2014 51,507 t +18.6%
2015 45,604 t -11.5%
2016 45,500 t -0.2%
2017 77,989 t +71.4%
2018 68,753 t -11.8%
2019 46,446 t -32.4%
2020 58,990 t +27.0%
2021 61,968 t +5.0%
2022 58,086 t -6.3%
2023 56,685 t -2.4%
2024 50,318 t -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18,142 t 6,876 t 27,784 t 10
2000s 30,146 t 19,740 t 39,963 t 10
2010s 51,222 t 40,680 t 77,989 t 10
2020s 57,210 t 50,318 t 61,968 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 39 Czechia 53,058 t compare
  2. 40 Peru 49,856 t compare
  3. 41 Portugal 49,625 t compare
  4. 42 Uruguay 49,055 t compare
  5. 43 Belgium-Luxembourg 44,148 t compare
  6. 44 Austria 42,815 t compare
  7. 45 Greece 42,612 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) was 50,318 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 77,989 t in 2017.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 6,876 t in 1994.
How does Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) ranks 42nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia (excluding intra-trade) 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.