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
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in South-Eastern Asia, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Antigua and Barbuda 37.72 kg/ha compare
- 1 Viet Nam 13.9 kg/ha compare
- 2 Qatar 35.11 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Land area — Area 442,430 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 27.12 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
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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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).