Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 321,184 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia is 321,184 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia peaked at 321,184 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53,766 t, in 1998.
That places Southern Asia 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 74,653 t | — |
| 1991 | 75,596 t | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 77,566 t | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 76,900 t | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 66,443 t | -13.6% |
| 1995 | 71,193 t | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 63,533 t | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 57,836 t | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 53,766 t | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 65,886 t | +22.5% |
| 2000 | 65,929 t | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 57,231 t | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 54,109 t | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 75,501 t | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 101,713 t | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 99,812 t | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 85,107 t | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 87,641 t | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 103,997 t | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 114,906 t | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 159,475 t | +38.8% |
| 2011 | 172,347 t | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 152,684 t | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 160,665 t | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 205,944 t | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 183,086 t | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 203,137 t | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 215,060 t | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 251,572 t | +17.0% |
| 2019 | 269,746 t | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 300,820 t | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 303,132 t | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 281,790 t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 301,199 t | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 321,184 t | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,337 t | 53,766 t | 77,566 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 84,594 t | 54,109 t | 114,906 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 197,372 t | 152,684 t | 269,746 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 301,625 t | 281,790 t | 321,184 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,959 t compare
- 14 Polynesia 2,804 t compare
- 15 Spain 115,716 t compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 443.53 t compare
- 16 Poland 112,416 t compare
- 16 Micronesia 276.36 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
- 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 34.07 t compare
- 18 Philippines 106,413 t compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 28.82 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 105,511 t compare
- 20 Belgium 104,530 t compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Asia was 321,184 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?
- The highest recorded value was 321,184 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,766 t in 1998.
- How does Southern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Southern Asia ranks 17th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.