Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.09 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bangladesh, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.09 kg/cap.
The figure is down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.1 kg/cap in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 1990.
That places Bangladesh 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.09 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.09 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.08 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.09 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.014 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.052 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.092 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 149 Mozambique 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 149 Saudi Arabia 0.09 kg/cap compare
- 152 Guam 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Kyrgyzstan 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Oman 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sao Tome and Principe 0.08 kg/cap compare
- 152 Sudan 0.08 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Bangladesh
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 42.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 45.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bangladesh?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bangladesh was 0.09 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 kg/cap in 2011.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does Bangladesh rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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
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).