Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Asia
Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.47 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Asia recorded 0.47 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
The figure is down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Asia peaked at 0.73 g/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.46 g/Int$, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Asia, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.73 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.71 g/Int$ | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.69 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.67 g/Int$ | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.68 g/Int$ | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.68 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.67 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.66 g/Int$ | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.62 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.62 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.59 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6 g/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.61 g/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.61 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.59 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.59 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.63 g/Int$ | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.63 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.64 g/Int$ | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.67 g/Int$ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.59 g/Int$ | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6 g/Int$ | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.57 g/Int$ | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 g/Int$ | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.62 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.55 g/Int$ | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.55 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 g/Int$ | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.46 g/Int$ | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5 g/Int$ | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.48 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.47 g/Int$ | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.47 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.673 g/Int$ | 0.62 g/Int$ | 0.73 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.609 g/Int$ | 0.59 g/Int$ | 0.64 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.588 g/Int$ | 0.53 g/Int$ | 0.67 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.476 g/Int$ | 0.46 g/Int$ | 0.5 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More environment data for Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 7.32 % (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 2.65 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 389,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Asia was 0.47 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.73 g/Int$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.46 g/Int$ in 2020.
- How does Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Asia ranks 8th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).