Pesticides Consumption: Year- and Commodity-wise Consumption of Bio and Chemical Pesticides
The dataset contains year- and commodity-wise compiled data on the consumption of bio and chemical pesticides in India. The different types of commodities covered in the dataset include cereals, vegetables, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, plantations, cash crops, fibre, etc.
Pesticides Consumption: Year- and Commodity-wise Consumption of Bio and Chemical Pesticides
The dataset contains year- and commodity-wise compiled data on the consumption of bio and chemical pesticides in India. The different types of commodities covered in the dataset include cereals, vegetables, pulses, oilseeds, fruits, plantations, cash crops, fibre, etc.
The Indian fiscal year (e.g., 2024-25) to which the pesticide consumption figures pertain.
pesticide_type
String
3
210
Classification of the pesticide as chemical or biological, indicating the category of product whose consumption is measured.
commodity_type
String
11
210
Category of agricultural commodity (such as cereal, pulse, or vegetable) for which pesticide consumption is recorded.
value
Float64
210
210
Quantity of pesticide consumed for the given commodity type, measured in million tonnes of technical grade material.
unit
String
1
210
Unit of measurement for the consumption value, expressed as million tonnes of technical grade pesticide.
String
1
0
NA
Citation
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. (2026). Pesticides Consumption: Year- and Commodity-wise Consumption of Bio and Chemical Pesticides [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19219