Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel
Israel: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,429 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Israel recorded 1,429 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Israel peaked at 1,820 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 712 t, in 1990.
That places Israel 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 712 t | — |
| 1991 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 712 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 749 t | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 786 t | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 823 t | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 860 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 897 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 933 t | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 970 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,007 t | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1,044 t | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 1,081 t | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 1,518 t | +40.4% |
| 2010 | 1,294 t | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 1,691 t | +30.7% |
| 2012 | 1,556 t | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 1,412 t | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1,626 t | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 1,689 t | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,381 t | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1,556 t | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1,627 t | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 1,549 t | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,820 t | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 1,463 t | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 1,429 t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,429 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,429 t | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1,429 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 593 t, 2.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1,429 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 121.5 t, 11.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +40.4% | 1,081 t | 1,518 t |
| 2011 | +30.7% | 1,294 t | 1,691 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 715.7 t | 712 t | 749 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 991.9 t | 786 t | 1,518 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,538 t | 1,294 t | 1,691 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,514 t | 1,429 t | 1,820 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Israel?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Israel was 1,429 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1,820 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 712 t in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Israel ranks 69th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — 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).