Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Bhutan

Bhutan: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.32 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.32 kg/cap
Change on year
up 14.3%
World rank
108th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.32 kg/cap
in 2024
All-time low
0 kg/cap
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.10.20.31990200720241990: 0.01 kg/cap1991: 0.01 kg/cap1992: 0.01 kg/cap1993: 0.01 kg/cap1994: 0.04 kg/cap1995: 0.05 kg/cap1996: 0.06 kg/cap1997: 0 kg/cap1998: 0 kg/cap1999: 0 kg/cap2000: 0.01 kg/cap2001: 0 kg/cap2002: 0 kg/cap2003: 0.01 kg/cap2004: 0.01 kg/cap2005: 0 kg/cap2006: 0.01 kg/cap2007: 0.01 kg/cap2008: 0.01 kg/cap2009: 0.01 kg/cap2010: 0.01 kg/cap2011: 0.01 kg/cap2012: 0.01 kg/cap2013: 0.01 kg/cap2014: 0 kg/cap2015: 0.01 kg/cap2016: 0.02 kg/cap2017: 0.2 kg/cap2018: 0.23 kg/cap2019: 0.24 kg/cap2020: 0.21 kg/cap2021: 0.22 kg/cap2022: 0.23 kg/cap2023: 0.28 kg/cap2024: 0.32 kg/cap

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 108 Brunei Darussalam 0.32 kg/cap compare
  2. 110 Lebanon 0.31 kg/cap compare
  3. 111 Gabon 0.29 kg/cap compare

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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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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).