Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Myanmar
Myanmar: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.94 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 0.94 kg/ha.
The figure is up 113.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Myanmar peaked at 1.39 kg/ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/ha, in 1991.
Myanmar ranks 130th 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 kg/ha | -66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.01 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.03 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0.05 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 0.07 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 0.08 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.13 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2006 | 0.34 kg/ha | +161.5% |
| 2007 | 0.29 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.18 kg/ha | -37.9% |
| 2009 | 0.09 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.27 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 kg/ha | +40.7% |
| 2012 | 0.25 kg/ha | -34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.24 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.44 kg/ha | +83.3% |
| 2015 | 0.62 kg/ha | +40.9% |
| 2016 | 0.97 kg/ha | +56.5% |
| 2017 | 1.37 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2018 | 1.22 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2019 | 1.39 kg/ha | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 0.94 kg/ha | -32.4% |
| 2021 | 0.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.94 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.021 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.142 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 0.34 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.715 kg/ha | 0.24 kg/ha | 1.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.94 kg/ha | 0.94 kg/ha | 0.94 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -33.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -41.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Myanmar?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Myanmar was 0.94 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 kg/ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Myanmar rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Myanmar ranks 130th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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).