Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bhutan
Bhutan: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.32 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bhutan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.32 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 33.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bhutan peaked at 0.32 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1997.
That places Bhutan 108th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.019 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.074 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.24 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.252 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 0.32 kg/cap | 5 |
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More environment data for Bhutan
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 66 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 26 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 594 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 608 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 2,829 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 1,964 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 1,477 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 659 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bhutan?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Bhutan was 0.32 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.32 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1997.
- How does Bhutan rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 108th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Bhutan 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).