Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.12 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.12 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.12 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1997.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/ha | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2000 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 2009 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.03 kg/ha | — |
| 2012 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 kg/ha | +166.7% |
| 2014 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 kg/ha | — |
| 2016 | 0.06 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2018 | 0.11 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 2019 | 0.12 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.12 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kg/ha compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.33 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.825 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.318 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.21 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 55.61 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,224 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 500.22 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1,598 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 72.61 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.12 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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).