Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in India
India: Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides was 6,335 Tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
6,335 Tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 41 countries
All-time high
7,500 Tonnes
in 2003
All-time low
3,575 Tonnes
in 2008
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides in India, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in India is 6,335 Tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in India peaked at 7,500 Tonnes in 2003 and was at its lowest, 3,575 Tonnes, in 2008.
India ranks 18th of 41 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 — Sales of herbicides in India, year by year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,821 Tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 6,003 Tonnes | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 7,437 Tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 7,124 Tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 6,810 Tonnes | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 6,120 Tonnes | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 7,258 Tonnes | +18.6% |
| 1997 | 6,992 Tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 7,481 Tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 7,480 Tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 7,485 Tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 7,490 Tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7,495 Tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 7,500 Tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5,154 Tonnes | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 6,959 Tonnes | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 6,304 Tonnes | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 4,122 Tonnes | -34.6% |
| 2008 | 3,575 Tonnes | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 4,220 Tonnes | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 6,335 Tonnes | +50.1% |
| 2011 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6,335 Tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,853 Tonnes | 5,821 Tonnes | 7,481 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,030 Tonnes | 3,575 Tonnes | 7,500 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,335 Tonnes | 6,335 Tonnes | 6,335 Tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,335 Tonnes | 6,335 Tonnes | 6,335 Tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in India?
- Pesticide sales — sales of herbicides in India was 6,335 Tonnes in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 7,500 Tonnes in 2003.
- What is the lowest pesticide sales — sales of herbicides recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,575 Tonnes in 2008.
- How does India rank for pesticide sales — sales of herbicides?
- India ranks 18th out of 41 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide sales — sales of herbicides 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 — Sales of herbicides. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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