Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.26 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea is 1.26 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea peaked at 2.42 g/Int$ in 1991 and was at its lowest, 1.08 g/Int$, in 2019.
Republic of Korea ranks 64th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.18 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 2.42 g/Int$ | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 2.14 g/Int$ | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 2.06 g/Int$ | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 2.05 g/Int$ | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.94 g/Int$ | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 1.77 g/Int$ | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.74 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.57 g/Int$ | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 1.75 g/Int$ | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 1.72 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 1.9 g/Int$ | +10.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 g/Int$ | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 1.77 g/Int$ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.79 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.73 g/Int$ | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.69 g/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.69 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.71 g/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.51 g/Int$ | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 g/Int$ | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 1.38 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 1.21 g/Int$ | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 1.24 g/Int$ | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.26 g/Int$ | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 g/Int$ | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.31 g/Int$ | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.34 g/Int$ | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.22 g/Int$ | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 1.08 g/Int$ | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 1.12 g/Int$ | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.21 g/Int$ | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 1.28 g/Int$ | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.33 g/Int$ | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.26 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.96 g/Int$ | 1.57 g/Int$ | 2.42 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 g/Int$ | 1.51 g/Int$ | 1.9 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 g/Int$ | 1.08 g/Int$ | 1.42 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 g/Int$ | 1.12 g/Int$ | 1.33 g/Int$ | 5 |
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More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.504 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual -1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value -1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value -4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Republic of Korea was 1.26 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.42 g/Int$ in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 g/Int$ in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Republic of Korea ranks 64th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 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).