Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 0.83 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 2.5% on the previous year and up 336.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.83 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/ha, in 2004.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.01 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2006 | 0.03 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 kg/ha | +66.7% |
| 2008 | 0.06 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.11 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.13 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.16 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.19 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.24 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.28 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.31 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.36 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.46 kg/ha | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 0.62 kg/ha | +34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.72 kg/ha | +16.1% |
| 2022 | 0.79 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.81 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.83 kg/ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.033 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.234 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 0.46 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.754 kg/ha | 0.62 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Timor-Leste
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Timor-Leste
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.973 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.313 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 19.46 % (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 107 1000 USD (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 8,434 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.93 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 5.58 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Timor-Leste was 0.83 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Timor-Leste ranks 11th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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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About this data
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).