Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Asia
Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Asia, 1990–2024
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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.19 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.19 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.19 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.21 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.21 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 kg/cap | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 kg/cap | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.22 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.24 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.25 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.27 kg/cap | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.24 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.25 kg/cap | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.24 kg/cap | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 0.27 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.24 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.24 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.21 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.23 kg/cap | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 0.23 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 kg/cap | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.23 kg/cap | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 4 Argentina 3.87 kg/cap compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.02 kg/cap compare
- 5 Montserrat 3.63 kg/cap compare
- 5 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.92 kg/cap compare
- 6 Belize 3.59 kg/cap compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.61 kg/cap compare
- 7 Brazil 3.56 kg/cap compare
- 8 Paraguay 2.7 kg/cap compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.14 kg/cap compare
- 8 Melanesia 0.14 kg/cap compare
- 9 Panama 2.62 kg/cap compare
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
- 10 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.11 kg/cap compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 0.11 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 2.91 million million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
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 7th out of 17 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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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).