In financial year 2023, cereals had the largest pesticide usage for both chemical pesticides and biopesticides. The consumption volume of chemical pesticides for this agricultural commodity was over 17,000 metric tons that year.
Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity
(in metric tons)
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Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. (December 15, 2023). Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. "Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity (in metric tons)." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. (2023). Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. "Consumption Volume of Pesticides in India in Financial Year 2023, by Type and Commodity (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage, Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Consumption volume of pesticides in India in financial year 2023, by type and commodity (in metric tons) [Graph], Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558964/india-consumption-volume-of-pesticides-by-commodity/
