Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 1.47 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Mongolia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Mongolia stood at 1.47 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 167.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Mongolia peaked at 1.53 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.04 kg/cap, in 2006.
That places Mongolia 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.05 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.22 kg/cap | +450.0% |
| 2013 | 0.39 kg/cap | +77.3% |
| 2014 | 0.55 kg/cap | +41.0% |
| 2015 | 0.71 kg/cap | +29.1% |
| 2016 | 0.86 kg/cap | +21.1% |
| 2017 | 1 kg/cap | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14 kg/cap | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 1.27 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4 kg/cap | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 1.53 kg/cap | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 1.51 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.49 kg/cap | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.47 kg/cap | -1.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.47 kg/cap is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 2.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.47 kg/cap is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.29 kg/cap, 5.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.046 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.622 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 1.27 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 kg/cap | 1.4 kg/cap | 1.53 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
- 20 Samoa 1.87 kg/cap compare
- 21 Ghana 1.56 kg/cap compare
- 22 Saint Lucia 1.47 kg/cap compare
- 24 Cabo Verde 0.01 kg/cap compare
- 24 Palau 1.4 kg/cap compare
- 25 Cambodia 1.32 kg/cap compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % 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 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Mongolia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Mongolia was 1.47 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 kg/cap in 2006.
- How does Mongolia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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).