In the fiscal year 2023, about 108,216 thousand hectares of cultivated land used chemical pesticides while biopesticides usage was on 15,636 thousand hectares of cultivated land. This trend reflects the ongoing reliance on conventional pest control methods in Indian agriculture, despite growing interest in more sustainable alternatives.
Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type
(in 1,000 hectares)
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Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. (December 15, 2023). Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. "Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 hectares)." Chart. December 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. (2023). Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage. "Area of Cultivated Land under Pesticide Use in India from Financial Year 2019 to 2023, by Type (in 1,000 Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/
Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage, Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/ (last visited June 11, 2025)
Area of cultivated land under pesticide use in India from financial year 2019 to 2023, by type (in 1,000 hectares) [Graph], Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine, and Storage, December 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1558980/india-pesticide-usage-cultivated-land-by-type/
