Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia
Indonesia: Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides was 294,935 Tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia is 294,935 Tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia peaked at 349,798 Tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 113,121 Tonnes, in 1990.
That places Indonesia 3rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 113,121 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 115,479 Tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 124,362 Tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 126,756 Tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 127,383 Tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 137,901 Tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 141,287 Tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 135,254 Tonnes | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 136,116 Tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 137,640 Tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 142,709 Tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 146,061 Tonnes | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 154,432 Tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 164,929 Tonnes | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 173,326 Tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 178,527 Tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 185,738 Tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 221,903 Tonnes | +19.5% |
| 2008 | 258,852 Tonnes | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 260,715 Tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 313,639 Tonnes | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 206,062 Tonnes | -34.3% |
| 2012 | 254,913 Tonnes | +23.7% |
| 2013 | 314,990 Tonnes | +23.6% |
| 2014 | 253,451 Tonnes | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 313,069 Tonnes | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 349,798 Tonnes | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 279,006 Tonnes | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 261,306 Tonnes | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 274,421 Tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 213,036 Tonnes | -22.4% |
| 2021 | 283,297 Tonnes | +33.0% |
| 2022 | 294,670 Tonnes | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 294,935 Tonnes | +0.1% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 294,935 Tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42,041 Tonnes, 7.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 294,935 Tonnes is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120,268 Tonnes, 2.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide sales — Total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -34.3% | 313,639 Tonnes | 206,062 Tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 129,530 Tonnes | 113,121 Tonnes | 141,287 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 188,719 Tonnes | 142,709 Tonnes | 260,715 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 282,066 Tonnes | 206,062 Tonnes | 349,798 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 271,484 Tonnes | 213,036 Tonnes | 294,935 Tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 1 Viet Nam 161,908 Tonnes compare
- 1 United States 492,146 Tonnes compare
- 1 Brazil 377,176 Tonnes compare
- 2 Türkiye 57,766 Tonnes compare
- 2 Argentina 365,320 Tonnes compare
- 3 Poland 24,047 Tonnes compare
- 4 China 229,026 Tonnes compare
- 5 Australia 194,962 Tonnes compare
- 5 United Kingdom 15,255 Tonnes compare
- 6 Russia 97,018 Tonnes compare
- 6 Netherlands 7,793 Tonnes compare
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia?
- Pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides in Indonesia was 294,935 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 349,798 Tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,121 Tonnes in 1990.
- How does Indonesia rank for pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides?
- Indonesia ranks 3rd out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide sales — total sales of agricultural pesticides rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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