Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.35 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Eastern Asia recorded 2.35 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.8% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.03 kg/ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.84 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Eastern Asia 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.84 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.85 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.91 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 1.98 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.16 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 1995 | 2.31 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 2.37 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 2.44 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 2.47 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.64 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 2.57 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 2.56 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.53 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 2.51 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 2.56 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.64 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.74 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.81 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.85 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.89 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.91 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.93 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.99 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.01 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 3.03 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.97 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 2.7 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.55 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 2.43 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.34 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 2.29 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 2.35 kg/ha | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.2 kg/ha | 1.84 kg/ha | 2.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 kg/ha | 2.51 kg/ha | 2.89 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 kg/ha | 2.55 kg/ha | 3.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 kg/ha | 2.2 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 8.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 181.93 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Asia was 2.35 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 kg/ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.84 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Eastern Asia ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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).