Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel

Israel: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 1,429 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,429 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,820 t
in 2020
All-time low
712 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200720241990: 712 t1991: 712 t1992: 712 t1993: 712 t1994: 712 t1995: 712 t1996: 712 t1997: 712 t1998: 712 t1999: 749 t2000: 786 t2001: 823 t2002: 860 t2003: 897 t2004: 933 t2005: 970 t2006: 1.0k t2007: 1.0k t2008: 1.1k t2009: 1.5k t2010: 1.3k t2011: 1.7k t2012: 1.6k t2013: 1.4k t2014: 1.6k t2015: 1.7k t2016: 1.4k t2017: 1.6k t2018: 1.6k t2019: 1.5k t2020: 1.8k t2021: 1.5k t2022: 1.4k t2023: 1.4k t2024: 1.4k t

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

Annual values for Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Israel, 1990 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +40.4% 1,081 t 1,518 t
2011 +30.7% 1,294 t 1,691 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 66 Cameroon 1,647 t compare
  2. 67 Greece 1,619 t compare
  3. 68 Saudi Arabia 1,518 t compare
  4. 70 Bangladesh 1,416 t compare
  5. 71 Latvia 1,235 t compare
  6. 72 Finland 1,157 t compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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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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Indicator
Herbicides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 7,984 data points, 1990–2024
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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).