Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.32 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cambodia, 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 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 25th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 2012 | 0.16 kg/cap | +45.5% |
| 2013 | 0.22 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 2014 | 0.28 kg/cap | +27.3% |
| 2015 | 0.33 kg/cap | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.29 kg/cap | -12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.33 kg/cap | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.47 kg/cap | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.72 kg/cap | +53.2% |
| 2020 | 0.91 kg/cap | +26.4% |
| 2021 | 1.02 kg/cap | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 1.09 kg/cap | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 1.25 kg/cap | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 1.32 kg/cap | +5.6% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 1.32 kg/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.16 kg/cap, 8.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 1.32 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 4.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Cambodia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5487 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.288 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.929 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8631 % change on previous year (2024)
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 25th out of 192 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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).