Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.38 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea is 0.38 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.62 kg/cap in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.32 kg/cap, in 2019.
Republic of Korea ranks 91st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.57 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.62 kg/cap | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.6 kg/cap | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.58 kg/cap | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.57 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.57 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.54 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.54 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.48 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.56 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.55 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.55 kg/cap | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.52 kg/cap | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.53 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.51 kg/cap | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.5 kg/cap | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.52 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.47 kg/cap | -9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.42 kg/cap | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 0.39 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 0.35 kg/cap | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 0.37 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 0.39 kg/cap | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.39 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.39 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.36 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 0.32 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.33 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.37 kg/cap | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 0.38 kg/cap | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.39 kg/cap | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.563 kg/cap | 0.48 kg/cap | 0.62 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.525 kg/cap | 0.47 kg/cap | 0.6 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.376 kg/cap | 0.32 kg/cap | 0.42 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.37 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 0.39 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 1,505 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 286 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 707.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 47 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 9,980 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.03 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Republic of Korea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Republic of Korea was 0.38 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 kg/cap in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.32 kg/cap in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 91st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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).