Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 88,627 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value in Sri Lanka is 88,627 1000 USD, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Sri Lanka peaked at 88,627 1000 USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 300 1000 USD, in 1972.
That places Sri Lanka 85th out of 222 countries 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 value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,294 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 1,334 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 1,542 1000 USD | +15.6% |
| 1964 | 1,683 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 1,735 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 2,504 1000 USD | +44.3% |
| 1967 | 2,085 1000 USD | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 2,189 1000 USD | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 2,022 1000 USD | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 589 1000 USD | -70.9% |
| 1971 | 1,444 1000 USD | +145.2% |
| 1972 | 300 1000 USD | -79.2% |
| 1973 | 1,733 1000 USD | +477.7% |
| 1974 | 2,533 1000 USD | +46.2% |
| 1975 | 2,560 1000 USD | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 2,099 1000 USD | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 3,399 1000 USD | +61.9% |
| 1978 | 8,570 1000 USD | +152.1% |
| 1979 | 5,521 1000 USD | -35.6% |
| 1980 | 3,780 1000 USD | -31.5% |
| 1981 | 5,027 1000 USD | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 5,602 1000 USD | +11.4% |
| 1983 | 6,014 1000 USD | +7.4% |
| 1984 | 7,489 1000 USD | +24.5% |
| 1985 | 6,411 1000 USD | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 7,919 1000 USD | +23.5% |
| 1987 | 7,926 1000 USD | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 9,105 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 8,770 1000 USD | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 13,016 1000 USD | +48.4% |
| 1991 | 11,474 1000 USD | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 14,020 1000 USD | +22.2% |
| 1993 | 18,208 1000 USD | +29.9% |
| 1994 | 20,147 1000 USD | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 14,975 1000 USD | -25.7% |
| 1996 | 16,128 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 18,223 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 21,547 1000 USD | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 22,287 1000 USD | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 20,334 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 19,579 1000 USD | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 22,454 1000 USD | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 24,050 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 20,548 1000 USD | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 23,791 1000 USD | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 27,084 1000 USD | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 23,201 1000 USD | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 45,055 1000 USD | +94.2% |
| 2009 | 32,262 1000 USD | -28.4% |
| 2010 | 47,092 1000 USD | +46.0% |
| 2011 | 60,150 1000 USD | +27.7% |
| 2012 | 49,234 1000 USD | -18.1% |
| 2013 | 63,382 1000 USD | +28.7% |
| 2014 | 48,371 1000 USD | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 65,896 1000 USD | +36.2% |
| 2016 | 54,564 1000 USD | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 38,076 1000 USD | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 45,377 1000 USD | +19.2% |
| 2019 | 52,678 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 64,738 1000 USD | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 45,562 1000 USD | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 44,764 1000 USD | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 62,880 1000 USD | +40.5% |
| 2024 | 88,627 1000 USD | +40.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 88,627 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28,082 1000 USD, 3.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 88,627 1000 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 63,175 1000 USD, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +477.7% | 300 1000 USD | 1,733 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,821 1000 USD | 1,294 1000 USD | 2,504 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,875 1000 USD | 300 1000 USD | 8,570 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,804 1000 USD | 3,780 1000 USD | 9,105 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,003 1000 USD | 11,474 1000 USD | 22,287 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,836 1000 USD | 19,579 1000 USD | 45,055 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,482 1000 USD | 38,076 1000 USD | 65,896 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,314 1000 USD | 44,764 1000 USD | 88,627 1000 USD | 5 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % 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 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value in Sri Lanka?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Sri Lanka was 88,627 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 88,627 1000 USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 1000 USD in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 85th out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value. 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.