Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in India
India: Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use was 4,485 t in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in India, 1990–2010
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in India is 4,485 t, measured in 2010.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.9% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in India peaked at 24,712 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,242 t, in 2005.
India ranks 1st of 55 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use in India, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24,712 t | — |
| 1991 | 21,213 t | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 18,485 t | -12.9% |
| 1993 | 16,356 t | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 13,452 t | -17.8% |
| 1995 | 12,272 t | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 7,991 t | -34.9% |
| 1997 | 4,504 t | -43.6% |
| 1998 | 3,984 t | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 3,777 t | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 2,655 t | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 2,907 t | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 2,242 t | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 4,209 t | +87.7% |
| 2007 | 3,639 t | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 2,841 t | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 3,228 t | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 4,485 t | +38.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4,485 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11 t, 407.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +87.7% | 2,242 t | 4,209 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,675 t | 3,777 t | 24,712 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,103 t | 2,242 t | 4,209 t | 7 |
| 2010s | 4,485 t | 4,485 t | 4,485 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in India?
- Insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use in India was 4,485 t in 2010, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 24,712 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,242 t in 2005.
- How does India rank for insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use?
- India ranks 1st out of 55 countries with data for 2010.
- Is insecticides – chlorinated hydrocarbons — agricultural use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Chlorinated Hydrocarbons — Agricultural Use. 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).