Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.51 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.51 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
The figure is up 121.7% on the previous year and up 325.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.53 g/Int$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.12 g/Int$, in 2014.
That places Sri Lanka 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.51 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.31 g/Int$ | -39.2% |
| 1992 | 0.53 g/Int$ | +71.0% |
| 1993 | 0.37 g/Int$ | -30.2% |
| 1994 | 0.38 g/Int$ | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.34 g/Int$ | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.34 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.32 g/Int$ | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.33 g/Int$ | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.31 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.32 g/Int$ | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.31 g/Int$ | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3 g/Int$ | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 g/Int$ | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -28.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 g/Int$ | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.19 g/Int$ | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.15 g/Int$ | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 g/Int$ | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +158.3% |
| 2016 | 0.25 g/Int$ | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 0.18 g/Int$ | -28.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2 g/Int$ | -33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3 g/Int$ | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.31 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.29 g/Int$ | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.23 g/Int$ | -20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.51 g/Int$ | +121.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.373 g/Int$ | 0.3 g/Int$ | 0.53 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.279 g/Int$ | 0.18 g/Int$ | 0.32 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.203 g/Int$ | 0.12 g/Int$ | 0.31 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.328 g/Int$ | 0.23 g/Int$ | 0.51 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 111 Switzerland 0.57 g/Int$ compare
- 112 Montenegro 0.56 g/Int$ compare
- 113 Tonga 0.55 g/Int$ compare
- 114 Comoros 0.51 g/Int$ compare
- 116 Kazakhstan 0.5 g/Int$ compare
- 117 New Caledonia 0.48 g/Int$ compare
- 117 Ukraine 0.48 g/Int$ compare
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- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Sri Lanka was 0.51 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 g/Int$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 g/Int$ in 2014.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Sri Lanka ranks 114th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 325.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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).