Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 13.9 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Viet Nam recorded 13.9 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 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Viet Nam peaked at 13.9 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.99 kg/ha, in 2000.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.28 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.25 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.12 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 3.09 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 3.07 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.69 kg/ha | +20.2% |
| 1996 | 4.68 kg/ha | +26.8% |
| 1997 | 4.58 kg/ha | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 2.81 kg/ha | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 2.13 kg/ha | -24.2% |
| 2000 | 1.99 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.17 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.67 kg/ha | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 3.13 kg/ha | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 3.52 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 3.89 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 4.4 kg/ha | +13.1% |
| 2007 | 4.93 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 5.36 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 5.63 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.64 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.75 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 7.57 kg/ha | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 8.17 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 9.96 kg/ha | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 8.9 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 8.94 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.15 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 12.12 kg/ha | +69.5% |
| 2019 | 11.47 kg/ha | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 7.62 kg/ha | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 12.71 kg/ha | +66.8% |
| 2022 | 13.87 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 13.9 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 13.9 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.37 kg/ha | 2.13 kg/ha | 4.68 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.77 kg/ha | 1.99 kg/ha | 5.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.67 kg/ha | 5.64 kg/ha | 12.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4 kg/ha | 7.62 kg/ha | 13.9 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 37.72 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
More environment data for Viet Nam
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6413 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2718 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.303 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.817 °C (2025)
- Inland waters — Area 1,791 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 642 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.22 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.05 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 39.36 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Viet Nam?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Viet Nam was 13.9 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 Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 13.9 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.99 kg/ha in 2000.
- How does Viet Nam rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Viet Nam ranks 1st out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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).