Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Syrian Arab Republic: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.33 kg/ha
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
0.35 kg/ha
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
14th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
13th

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Syrian Arab Republic
0.20.40.60.81199020072024

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 0.35 kg/ha against 0.33 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.02 kg/ha.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iran (Islamic Republic of) ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 13th of 17 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Iran (Islamic Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 0.525 kg/ha 0.241 kg/ha 0.284 kg/ha Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2000s 0.44 kg/ha 0.236 kg/ha 0.204 kg/ha Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2010s 0.359 kg/ha 0.325 kg/ha 0.034 kg/ha Iran (Islamic Republic of)
2020s 0.33 kg/ha 0.344 kg/ha 0.014 kg/ha Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Syrian Arab Republic?
Syrian Arab Republic, at 0.35 kg/ha against 0.33 kg/ha in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.02 kg/ha, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Syrian Arab Republic?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 13th of 17 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).