Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.41 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 0.41 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Asia peaked at 0.46 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.25 kg/ha, in 2008.
That places Southern Asia 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.45 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.46 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.44 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.41 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.39 kg/ha | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.34 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.33 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.34 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.37 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.36 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.36 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.37 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.35 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.34 kg/ha | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.36 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.31 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 0.25 kg/ha | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.32 kg/ha | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 0.38 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.41 kg/ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.39 kg/ha | 0.33 kg/ha | 0.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.339 kg/ha | 0.25 kg/ha | 0.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.388 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.402 kg/ha | 0.4 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
- 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
- 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 238,515 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Asia was 0.41 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 kg/ha in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 kg/ha in 2008.
- How does Southern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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).