Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.59 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1.59 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 127.1% on the previous year and up 287.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.59 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.41 kg/ha, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.74 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.13 kg/ha | +52.7% |
| 1993 | 0.93 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 1994 | 0.99 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.92 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.88 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.86 kg/ha | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.81 kg/ha | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.93 kg/ha | +14.8% |
| 2000 | 0.89 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.89 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.94 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.85 kg/ha | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.88 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.74 kg/ha | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.53 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 0.54 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.67 kg/ha | +24.1% |
| 2011 | 0.56 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.48 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.54 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.41 kg/ha | -24.1% |
| 2015 | 1.1 kg/ha | +168.3% |
| 2016 | 0.83 kg/ha | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 0.55 kg/ha | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 0.95 kg/ha | +72.7% |
| 2019 | 0.64 kg/ha | -32.6% |
| 2020 | 1.08 kg/ha | +68.8% |
| 2021 | 1.17 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9 kg/ha | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2024 | 1.59 kg/ha | +127.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.902 kg/ha | 0.74 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.804 kg/ha | 0.53 kg/ha | 0.94 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.673 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 1.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 kg/ha | 0.7 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -73.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -50.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Sri Lanka?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Sri Lanka was 1.59 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 kg/ha in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Sri Lanka ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 287.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).