Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Asia

Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.23 kg/cap
Change on year
up 4.5%
Rank
18th
of 26 groups
All-time high
0.27 kg/cap
in 2010
All-time low
0.19 kg/cap
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Asia, 1990–2024

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.19 kg/cap1991: 0.19 kg/cap1992: 0.2 kg/cap1993: 0.19 kg/cap1994: 0.2 kg/cap1995: 0.21 kg/cap1996: 0.21 kg/cap1997: 0.2 kg/cap1998: 0.2 kg/cap1999: 0.2 kg/cap2000: 0.2 kg/cap2001: 0.2 kg/cap2002: 0.2 kg/cap2003: 0.21 kg/cap2004: 0.21 kg/cap2005: 0.22 kg/cap2006: 0.22 kg/cap2007: 0.24 kg/cap2008: 0.25 kg/cap2009: 0.25 kg/cap2010: 0.27 kg/cap2011: 0.24 kg/cap2012: 0.25 kg/cap2013: 0.25 kg/cap2014: 0.24 kg/cap2015: 0.26 kg/cap2016: 0.27 kg/cap2017: 0.24 kg/cap2018: 0.24 kg/cap2019: 0.24 kg/cap2020: 0.21 kg/cap2021: 0.23 kg/cap2022: 0.23 kg/cap2023: 0.22 kg/cap2024: 0.23 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Asia is 0.23 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Asia peaked at 0.27 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.19 kg/cap, in 1990.

That places Asia 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.199 kg/cap 0.19 kg/cap 0.21 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.22 kg/cap 0.2 kg/cap 0.25 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.25 kg/cap 0.24 kg/cap 0.27 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.224 kg/cap 0.21 kg/cap 0.23 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
  2. 16 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
  3. 17 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
  4. 18 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.98 kg/cap compare
  5. 19 Nicaragua 1.92 kg/cap compare
  6. 20 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
  7. 21 Samoa 1.87 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Asia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Asia was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.27 kg/cap in 2010.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.19 kg/cap in 1990.
How does Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Asia ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
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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).