Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Algeria
Algeria: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 367 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Algeria is 367 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Algeria peaked at 1,994 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 88 t, in 1998.
Algeria ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Algeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,188 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,994 t | +67.8% |
| 1992 | 708 t | -64.5% |
| 1993 | 608 t | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 695 t | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 1,399 t | +101.3% |
| 1996 | 497 t | -64.5% |
| 1997 | 553 t | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 88 t | -84.1% |
| 1999 | 325 t | +269.3% |
| 2000 | 536 t | +64.9% |
| 2001 | 747 t | +39.4% |
| 2002 | 958 t | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 1,169 t | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 1,381 t | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 309 t | -77.6% |
| 2006 | 236 t | -23.6% |
| 2007 | 707 t | +199.6% |
| 2008 | 391 t | -44.7% |
| 2009 | 497 t | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 203 t | -59.2% |
| 2011 | 460 t | +126.6% |
| 2012 | 393 t | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 287 t | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 381 t | +32.8% |
| 2015 | 323 t | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 251 t | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 367 t | +46.2% |
| 2018 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 367 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 367 t | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 367 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 367 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307 t, 1.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +269.3% | 88 t | 325 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 805.5 t | 88 t | 1,994 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 693.1 t | 236 t | 1,381 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 339.9 t | 203 t | 460 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 367 t | 367 t | 367 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 78 Mauritius 397 t compare
- 79 Sudan (former) 385 t compare
- 80 Nepal 370 t compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 356 t compare
- 83 Switzerland 355 t compare
- 84 Fiji 344 t compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Algeria?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Algeria was 367 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1,994 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 t in 1998.
- How does Algeria rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Algeria ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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).