Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 13.03 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 13.03 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea peaked at 14.94 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 10.08 kg/ha, in 2012.
That places Republic of Korea 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 11.89 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 13.14 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 12.91 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 12.65 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 12.75 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 13.02 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 12.66 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 12.9 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.57 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 13.61 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 13.39 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.94 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 13.87 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 13.33 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 13.79 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 13.44 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.38 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.62 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 14.42 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 13.12 kg/ha | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 11.91 kg/ha | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 11.27 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 10.08 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 10.93 kg/ha | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 11.7 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 11.6 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.04 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.37 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.73 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 10.59 kg/ha | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 10.95 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 12.29 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 13.01 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 13.49 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 13.03 kg/ha | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 kg/ha | 11.57 kg/ha | 13.61 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 kg/ha | 13.12 kg/ha | 14.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.42 kg/ha | 10.08 kg/ha | 12.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.55 kg/ha | 10.95 kg/ha | 13.49 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 22 Suriname 14.01 kg/ha compare
- 23 Malta 13.75 kg/ha compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
- 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg/ha compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
- 27 Palestine, State of 11.91 kg/ha compare
- 28 Brazil 11.85 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 194.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate 172.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Republic of Korea was 13.03 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 14.94 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 kg/ha in 2012.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Republic of Korea ranks 25th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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).