Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India
India: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.07 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India stood at 0.07 g/Int$.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India peaked at 0.41 g/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.05 g/Int$, in 2008.
That places India 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in India, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.41 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.38 g/Int$ | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.35 g/Int$ | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 0.33 g/Int$ | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.29 g/Int$ | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.29 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.26 g/Int$ | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.23 g/Int$ | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 0.22 g/Int$ | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.19 g/Int$ | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 0.19 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.18 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.14 g/Int$ | -17.6% |
| 2005 | 0.13 g/Int$ | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 g/Int$ | -30.8% |
| 2008 | 0.05 g/Int$ | -44.4% |
| 2009 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +80.0% |
| 2010 | 0.12 g/Int$ | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.11 g/Int$ | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1 g/Int$ | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 g/Int$ | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 g/Int$ | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.07 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.295 g/Int$ | 0.19 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.135 g/Int$ | 0.05 g/Int$ | 0.19 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.103 g/Int$ | 0.09 g/Int$ | 0.12 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.08 g/Int$ | 0.07 g/Int$ | 0.09 g/Int$ | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in India was 0.07 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 g/Int$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 g/Int$ in 2008.
- How does India rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- India ranks 166th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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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).