Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.76 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 1.76 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bangladesh peaked at 1.87 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kg/ha, in 1990.
Bangladesh ranks 99th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.13 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.16 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 0.17 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.18 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.19 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.22 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.23 kg/ha | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.23 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.28 kg/ha | +21.7% |
| 2000 | 0.36 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2001 | 0.38 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.48 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2003 | 0.63 kg/ha | +31.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 kg/ha | +27.0% |
| 2005 | 0.93 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 1.08 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2007 | 1.26 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 1.43 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.59 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 1.53 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.74 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2012 | 1.56 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.8 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 1.87 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 1.56 kg/ha | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 1.67 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.76 kg/ha | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1.77 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.75 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.76 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.76 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.76 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.76 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.192 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.894 kg/ha | 0.36 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 kg/ha | 1.53 kg/ha | 1.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 1.76 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -44.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bangladesh?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bangladesh was 1.76 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Bangladesh ranks 99th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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).