Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.11 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.11 kg/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.11 kg/cap
in 2022
All-time low
0 kg/cap
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Timor-Leste, 1990–2024

00.0250.050.0750.11990200720241990: 0 kg/cap1991: 0 kg/cap1992: 0 kg/cap1993: 0 kg/cap1994: 0 kg/cap1995: 0 kg/cap1996: 0 kg/cap1997: 0 kg/cap1998: 0 kg/cap1999: 0 kg/cap2000: 0 kg/cap2001: 0 kg/cap2002: 0 kg/cap2003: 0 kg/cap2004: 0 kg/cap2005: 0 kg/cap2006: 0.01 kg/cap2007: 0.01 kg/cap2008: 0.01 kg/cap2009: 0.01 kg/cap2010: 0.02 kg/cap2011: 0.02 kg/cap2012: 0.02 kg/cap2013: 0.03 kg/cap2014: 0.03 kg/cap2015: 0.04 kg/cap2016: 0.04 kg/cap2017: 0.05 kg/cap2018: 0.05 kg/cap2019: 0.07 kg/cap2020: 0.09 kg/cap2021: 0.1 kg/cap2022: 0.11 kg/cap2023: 0.11 kg/cap2024: 0.11 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Timor-Leste stood at 0.11 kg/cap. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 266.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Timor-Leste peaked at 0.11 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1990.

That places Timor-Leste 153rd 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 kg/cap 0 kg/cap 0 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.004 kg/cap 0 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.037 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 0.07 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.104 kg/cap 0.09 kg/cap 0.11 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Timor-Leste

  1. 151 Egypt 0.12 kg/cap compare
  2. 151 Kenya 0.12 kg/cap compare
  3. 153 Albania 0.11 kg/cap compare
  4. 153 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.11 kg/cap compare
  5. 153 Pakistan 0.11 kg/cap compare
  6. 153 Papua New Guinea 0.11 kg/cap compare
  7. 153 Togo 0.11 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 Timor-Leste?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Timor-Leste was 0.11 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 Timor-Leste?
The highest recorded value was 0.11 kg/cap in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Timor-Leste?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1990.
How does Timor-Leste rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Timor-Leste ranks 153rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
Over the last ten years it is up 266.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Timor-Leste 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).