Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Asia
Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.88 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Asia is 1.88 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Asia peaked at 2.1 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.16 kg/ha, in 1992.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.18 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.18 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.16 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 1.17 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.21 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.28 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.31 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.32 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.28 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 1.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.34 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 1.39 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 1.5 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.52 kg/ha | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 1.78 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1.83 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.97 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1.81 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 1.91 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.94 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.88 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 2.02 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1.93 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 1.94 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.92 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.67 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 1.88 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.86 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.88 kg/ha | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 1.83 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 kg/ha | 1.81 kg/ha | 2.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.9 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 7.32 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 2.65 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Asia was 1.88 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Asia ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).