Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cambodia

Cambodia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.32 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.32 kg/cap
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
27th
of 208 countries
All-time high
1.32 kg/cap
in 2024
All-time low
0.03 kg/cap
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

00.511.51990200720241990: 0.07 kg/cap1991: 0.06 kg/cap1992: 0.06 kg/cap1993: 0.06 kg/cap1994: 0.05 kg/cap1995: 0.05 kg/cap1996: 0.04 kg/cap1997: 0.04 kg/cap1998: 0.04 kg/cap1999: 0.04 kg/cap2000: 0.04 kg/cap2001: 0.03 kg/cap2002: 0.03 kg/cap2003: 0.03 kg/cap2004: 0.03 kg/cap2005: 0.03 kg/cap2006: 0.04 kg/cap2007: 0.05 kg/cap2008: 0.06 kg/cap2009: 0.07 kg/cap2010: 0.08 kg/cap2011: 0.11 kg/cap2012: 0.16 kg/cap2013: 0.22 kg/cap2014: 0.28 kg/cap2015: 0.33 kg/cap2016: 0.29 kg/cap2017: 0.33 kg/cap2018: 0.47 kg/cap2019: 0.72 kg/cap2020: 0.91 kg/cap2021: 1 kg/cap2022: 1.1 kg/cap2023: 1.2 kg/cap2024: 1.3 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 Cambodia is 1.32 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.6% on the previous year and up 371.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cambodia peaked at 1.32 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/cap, in 2001.

Cambodia ranks 27th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.051 kg/cap 0.04 kg/cap 0.07 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.041 kg/cap 0.03 kg/cap 0.07 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.299 kg/cap 0.08 kg/cap 0.72 kg/cap 10
2020s 1.12 kg/cap 0.91 kg/cap 1.32 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 24 Mongolia 1.47 kg/cap compare
  2. 24 Saint Lucia 1.47 kg/cap compare
  3. 26 Palau 1.4 kg/cap compare
  4. 28 Lithuania 1.28 kg/cap compare
  5. 29 Grenada 1.26 kg/cap compare
  6. 29 Suriname 1.26 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 Cambodia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Cambodia was 1.32 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 1.32 kg/cap in 2024.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/cap in 2001.
How does Cambodia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Cambodia ranks 27th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 371.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia 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
Last refreshed

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).