Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Nepal
Nepal: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.11 g/Int$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Nepal, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Nepal is 0.11 g/Int$, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 83.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Nepal peaked at 0.11 g/Int$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.01 g/Int$, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 160th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Nepal, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 g/Int$ | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.03 g/Int$ | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.02 g/Int$ | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.02 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 g/Int$ | +150.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 g/Int$ | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 g/Int$ | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.04 g/Int$ | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 g/Int$ | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 g/Int$ | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 g/Int$ | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.07 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 g/Int$ | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +37.5% |
| 2023 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.015 g/Int$ | 0.01 g/Int$ | 0.02 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.028 g/Int$ | 0.02 g/Int$ | 0.05 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.062 g/Int$ | 0.04 g/Int$ | 0.08 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.094 g/Int$ | 0.06 g/Int$ | 0.11 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 157 Malawi 0.13 g/Int$ compare
- 158 Senegal 0.12 g/Int$ compare
- 158 Tajikistan 0.12 g/Int$ compare
- 160 Iraq 0.11 g/Int$ compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 0.1 g/Int$ compare
- 163 Azerbaijan 0.09 g/Int$ compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.09 g/Int$ compare
- 163 Vanuatu 0.09 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Nepal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -63.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -40.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Nepal?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Nepal was 0.11 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.11 g/Int$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 g/Int$ in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Nepal ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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).