Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia

South-Eastern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.82 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.82 kg/ha
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
3rd
of 25 groups
All-time high
5.22 kg/ha
in 2016
All-time low
2.14 kg/ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 2.1 kg/ha1991: 2.2 kg/ha1992: 2.3 kg/ha1993: 2.4 kg/ha1994: 2.4 kg/ha1995: 2.6 kg/ha1996: 2.7 kg/ha1997: 2.6 kg/ha1998: 2.4 kg/ha1999: 2.4 kg/ha2000: 2.4 kg/ha2001: 2.5 kg/ha2002: 2.8 kg/ha2003: 3 kg/ha2004: 3.3 kg/ha2005: 3.2 kg/ha2006: 3.2 kg/ha2007: 3.9 kg/ha2008: 4.3 kg/ha2009: 4.3 kg/ha2010: 4.9 kg/ha2011: 4 kg/ha2012: 4.4 kg/ha2013: 4.5 kg/ha2014: 4.2 kg/ha2015: 4.8 kg/ha2016: 5.2 kg/ha2017: 4.3 kg/ha2018: 4.6 kg/ha2019: 4.7 kg/ha2020: 3.6 kg/ha2021: 4.8 kg/ha2022: 4.8 kg/ha2023: 4.9 kg/ha2024: 4.8 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia stood at 4.82 kg/ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 5.22 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.14 kg/ha, in 1990.

South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd of 25 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1990 2.14 kg/ha
1991 2.21 kg/ha +3.3%
1992 2.33 kg/ha +5.4%
1993 2.37 kg/ha +1.7%
1994 2.39 kg/ha +0.8%
1995 2.58 kg/ha +7.9%
1996 2.68 kg/ha +3.9%
1997 2.61 kg/ha -2.6%
1998 2.41 kg/ha -7.7%
1999 2.41 kg/ha +0.0%
2000 2.41 kg/ha +0.0%
2001 2.54 kg/ha +5.4%
2002 2.77 kg/ha +9.1%
2003 3.03 kg/ha +9.4%
2004 3.29 kg/ha +8.6%
2005 3.17 kg/ha -3.6%
2006 3.25 kg/ha +2.5%
2007 3.92 kg/ha +20.6%
2008 4.33 kg/ha +10.5%
2009 4.32 kg/ha -0.2%
2010 4.93 kg/ha +14.1%
2011 3.98 kg/ha -19.3%
2012 4.41 kg/ha +10.8%
2013 4.54 kg/ha +2.9%
2014 4.16 kg/ha -8.4%
2015 4.82 kg/ha +15.9%
2016 5.22 kg/ha +8.3%
2017 4.35 kg/ha -16.7%
2018 4.59 kg/ha +5.5%
2019 4.69 kg/ha +2.2%
2020 3.63 kg/ha -22.6%
2021 4.8 kg/ha +32.2%
2022 4.83 kg/ha +0.6%
2023 4.89 kg/ha +1.2%
2024 4.82 kg/ha -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.41 kg/ha 2.14 kg/ha 2.68 kg/ha 10
2000s 3.3 kg/ha 2.41 kg/ha 4.33 kg/ha 10
2010s 4.57 kg/ha 3.98 kg/ha 5.22 kg/ha 10
2020s 4.59 kg/ha 3.63 kg/ha 4.89 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia

  1. 1 Antigua and Barbuda 37.72 kg/ha compare
  2. 1 Viet Nam 13.9 kg/ha compare
  3. 2 Qatar 35.11 kg/ha compare
  4. 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
  5. 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
  6. 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
  7. 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
  8. 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia was 4.82 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 South-Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 5.22 kg/ha in 2016.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 2.14 kg/ha in 1990.
How does South-Eastern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
South-Eastern Asia ranks 3rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).