Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia
Indonesia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 6.74 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Indonesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 6.74 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia peaked at 8.46 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3.54 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Indonesia 48th out of 187 countries 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.54 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.88 kg/ha | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 4.21 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 4.19 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 4.22 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.42 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 4.44 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.25 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 4.26 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 4.18 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 4.27 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.25 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 4.42 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 4.64 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 4.86 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 4.98 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.03 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 5.85 kg/ha | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 6.78 kg/ha | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 6.7 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.07 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 5.17 kg/ha | -35.9% |
| 2012 | 6.39 kg/ha | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 7.81 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 6.24 kg/ha | -20.1% |
| 2015 | 7.67 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2016 | 8.46 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 6.79 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 2018 | 6.17 kg/ha | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 6.38 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.91 kg/ha | -23.0% |
| 2021 | 6.47 kg/ha | +31.8% |
| 2022 | 6.71 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 6.75 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6.74 kg/ha | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.16 kg/ha | 3.54 kg/ha | 4.44 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.18 kg/ha | 4.25 kg/ha | 6.78 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 kg/ha | 5.17 kg/ha | 8.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.32 kg/ha | 4.91 kg/ha | 6.75 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Indonesia was 6.74 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.46 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Indonesia ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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).