Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Kuwait
Kuwait: Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use was 166 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Kuwait, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Kuwait is 166 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Kuwait peaked at 298 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34 t, in 1990.
Kuwait ranks 107th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34 t | — |
| 1991 | 50 t | +47.1% |
| 1992 | 66 t | +32.0% |
| 1993 | 107 t | +62.1% |
| 1994 | 193 t | +80.4% |
| 1995 | 267 t | +38.3% |
| 1996 | 275 t | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 206 t | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 156 t | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 112 t | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 90 t | -19.6% |
| 2001 | 102 t | +13.3% |
| 2002 | 139 t | +36.3% |
| 2003 | 159 t | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 150 t | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 142 t | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 160 t | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 170 t | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 163 t | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 141 t | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 153 t | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 192 t | +25.5% |
| 2012 | 246 t | +28.1% |
| 2013 | 283 t | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 298 t | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 254 t | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 181 t | -28.7% |
| 2017 | 129 t | -28.7% |
| 2018 | 139 t | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 168 t | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 187 t | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 176 t | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 174 t | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 161 t | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 166 t | +3.1% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 166 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 278 t, 60% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 166 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 323.5 t, 51% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146.6 t | 34 t | 275 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.6 t | 90 t | 170 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 204.3 t | 129 t | 298 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.8 t | 161 t | 187 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More environment data for Kuwait
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -57.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -61.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.516 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Kuwait?
- Fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use in Kuwait was 166 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 298 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 t in 1990.
- How does Kuwait rank for fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use?
- Kuwait ranks 107th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fungicides and bactericides — agricultural use rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fungicides and Bactericides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).