Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central Asia
Central Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.3 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central Asia stood at 0.3 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central Asia peaked at 0.58 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 kg/ha, in 2000.
Central Asia ranks 23rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.52 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 0.52 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.51 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.41 kg/ha | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.28 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 1998 | 0.23 kg/ha | -17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.17 kg/ha | -26.1% |
| 2000 | 0.13 kg/ha | -23.5% |
| 2001 | 0.13 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.15 kg/ha | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 0.17 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.18 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.16 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.22 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 0.25 kg/ha | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.29 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.22 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.35 kg/ha | +59.1% |
| 2012 | 0.29 kg/ha | -17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.29 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.36 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2015 | 0.35 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.34 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.44 kg/ha | +29.4% |
| 2018 | 0.42 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.43 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.46 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.58 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3 kg/ha | -48.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3812 kg/ha | 0.17 kg/ha | 0.52 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.184 kg/ha | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.349 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 0.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.388 kg/ha | 0.3 kg/ha | 0.58 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
- 22 Suriname 14.01 kg/ha compare
- 23 Malta 13.75 kg/ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
- 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 199.25 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.91 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Central Asia was 0.3 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 Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.58 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Central Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Central Asia ranks 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central 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).