Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mongolia
Mongolia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.53 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mongolia is 4.53 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 268.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mongolia peaked at 4.54 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg/ha, in 1990.
Mongolia ranks 64th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 kg/ha | +422.2% |
| 2013 | 0.86 kg/ha | +83.0% |
| 2014 | 1.23 kg/ha | +43.0% |
| 2015 | 1.59 kg/ha | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 1.97 kg/ha | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 2.35 kg/ha | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 2.71 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 3.68 kg/ha | +35.8% |
| 2020 | 4.09 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 4.54 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2022 | 4.49 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.45 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 4.53 kg/ha | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.088 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.099 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 3.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.42 kg/ha | 4.09 kg/ha | 4.54 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 39.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0042 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 36.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mongolia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mongolia was 4.53 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Mongolia ranks 64th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).