Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.13 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia is 0.13 g/Int$, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia peaked at 0.41 g/Int$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.13 g/Int$, in 2008.
That places Southern Asia 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.41 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.4 g/Int$ | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.37 g/Int$ | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.33 g/Int$ | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.31 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.27 g/Int$ | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 0.25 g/Int$ | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.24 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.23 g/Int$ | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.25 g/Int$ | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.24 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 g/Int$ | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.24 g/Int$ | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 g/Int$ | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.21 g/Int$ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.21 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -19.0% |
| 2008 | 0.13 g/Int$ | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.17 g/Int$ | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.18 g/Int$ | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.18 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.17 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 g/Int$ | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.16 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.15 g/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.14 g/Int$ | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.14 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.14 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 g/Int$ | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.311 g/Int$ | 0.23 g/Int$ | 0.41 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.209 g/Int$ | 0.13 g/Int$ | 0.25 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.163 g/Int$ | 0.14 g/Int$ | 0.18 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.134 g/Int$ | 0.13 g/Int$ | 0.14 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 238,515 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.52 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.25 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Asia was 0.13 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 Southern Asia?
- 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 Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 g/Int$ in 2008.
- How does Southern Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Southern Asia ranks 23rd out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern 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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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).