Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in India
India: Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides was 40,094 Tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in India, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in India stood at 40,094 Tonnes.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in India peaked at 75,000 Tonnes in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14,485 Tonnes, in 2008.
India ranks 13th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in India, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75,000 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 72,133 Tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 70,791 Tonnes | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 66,074 Tonnes | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 61,357 Tonnes | -7.1% |
| 1995 | 61,257 Tonnes | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 56,114 Tonnes | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 52,279 Tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 49,157 Tonnes | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 46,195 Tonnes | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 44,958 Tonnes | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 43,720 Tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 42,483 Tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 41,245 Tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 35,113 Tonnes | -14.9% |
| 2005 | 35,342 Tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 37,423 Tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 27,423 Tonnes | -26.7% |
| 2008 | 14,485 Tonnes | -47.2% |
| 2009 | 28,707 Tonnes | +98.2% |
| 2010 | 40,094 Tonnes | +39.7% |
| 2011 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,094 Tonnes | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +98.2% | 14,485 Tonnes | 28,707 Tonnes |
| 2008 | -47.2% | 27,423 Tonnes | 14,485 Tonnes |
| 2010 | +39.7% | 28,707 Tonnes | 40,094 Tonnes |
| 2007 | -26.7% | 37,423 Tonnes | 27,423 Tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,036 Tonnes | 46,195 Tonnes | 75,000 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,090 Tonnes | 14,485 Tonnes | 44,958 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,094 Tonnes | 40,094 Tonnes | 40,094 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,094 Tonnes | 40,094 Tonnes | 40,094 Tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 10 Croatia 1,600 Tonnes compare
- 10 Japan 45,573 Tonnes compare
- 11 Germany 45,174 Tonnes compare
- 11 Slovenia 712.54 Tonnes compare
- 12 South Africa 42,041 Tonnes compare
- 12 Estonia 701.78 Tonnes compare
- 14 Italy 40,094 Tonnes compare
- 15 Colombia 39,324 Tonnes compare
- 16 Philippines 37,660 Tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in India?
- Pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in India was 40,094 Tonnes in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 75,000 Tonnes in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,485 Tonnes in 2008.
- How does India rank for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides?
- India ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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