Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Egypt

Egypt: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 5,415 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5,415 t
Change on year
up 12.4%
World rank
24th
of 216 countries
All-time high
5,415 t
in 2024
All-time low
2,415 t
in 1993
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Egypt, 1990–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720241990: 4.2k t1991: 3.9k t1992: 3.7k t1993: 2.4k t1994: 2.5k t1995: 2.6k t1996: 2.7k t1997: 2.8k t1998: 2.9k t1999: 2.9k t2000: 3.0k t2001: 3.1k t2002: 3.2k t2003: 3.3k t2004: 3.4k t2005: 3.5k t2006: 4.9k t2007: 4.8k t2008: 3.6k t2009: 3.3k t2010: 4.4k t2011: 5.1k t2012: 4.8k t2013: 4.2k t2014: 3.1k t2015: 3.2k t2016: 4.6k t2017: 3.2k t2018: 4.5k t2019: 5.1k t2020: 4.7k t2021: 4.2k t2022: 3.8k t2023: 4.8k t2024: 5.4k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Egypt is 5,415 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 73.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Egypt peaked at 5,415 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,415 t, in 1993.

That places Egypt 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,056 t 2,415 t 4,233 t 10
2000s 3,612 t 3,035 t 4,905 t 10
2010s 4,231 t 3,113 t 5,148 t 10
2020s 4,573 t 3,766 t 5,415 t 5

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 21 Philippines 6,996 t compare
  2. 22 Republic of Korea 6,168 t compare
  3. 23 France 5,924 t compare
  4. 24 Malaysia 5,415 t compare
  5. 26 Uganda 5,390 t compare
  6. 27 Canada 4,528 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides — agricultural use in Egypt?
Insecticides — agricultural use in Egypt was 5,415 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 5,415 t in 2024.
What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 2,415 t in 1993.
How does Egypt rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
Egypt ranks 24th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 73.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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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About this data

Indicator
Insecticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 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).