Iran (Islamic Republic of) vs Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production

Iran (Islamic Republic of)
0.15 g/Int$
in 2024
Western Asia
0.59 g/Int$
in 2024
Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank
14th
Western Asia rank
17th

Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production over time

  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Western Asia
00.20.40.60.8199020072024

How they compare

Western Asia currently reports 0.59 g/Int$ against 0.15 g/Int$ in Iran (Islamic Republic of), a difference of 0.44 g/Int$.

That makes Western Asia's figure about 3.9 times Iran (Islamic Republic of)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Asia ahead.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 16 countries.

Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran (Islamic Republic of) Western Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.387 g/Int$ 0.65 g/Int$ 0.263 g/Int$ Western Asia
2000s 0.229 g/Int$ 0.669 g/Int$ 0.44 g/Int$ Western Asia
2010s 0.156 g/Int$ 0.717 g/Int$ 0.561 g/Int$ Western Asia
2020s 0.158 g/Int$ 0.656 g/Int$ 0.498 g/Int$ Western Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production, Iran (Islamic Republic of) or Western Asia?
Western Asia, at 0.59 g/Int$ against 0.15 g/Int$ in Iran (Islamic Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production between Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Asia?
0.44 g/Int$, with Western Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Asia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Iran (Islamic Republic of) and Western Asia rank globally for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th and Western Asia ranks 17th of 16 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production
Unit
g/Int$
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
220 places, 7,395 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).