Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Egypt
Egypt: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 5,415 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Egypt, 1990–2024
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 23rd out of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,233 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,891 t | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 3,667 t | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2,415 t | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 2,504 t | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,592 t | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2,681 t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,769 t | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,858 t | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,946 t | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3,035 t | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,123 t | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,212 t | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,300 t | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,389 t | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,477 t | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,905 t | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 4,777 t | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,603 t | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 3,304 t | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 4,390 t | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 5,148 t | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 4,808 t | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 4,226 t | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 3,113 t | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 3,199 t | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4,583 t | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 3,225 t | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 4,485 t | +39.1% |
| 2019 | 5,134 t | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 4,673 t | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4,194 t | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 3,766 t | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 4,819 t | +28.0% |
| 2024 | 5,415 t | +12.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 5,415 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 14.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 5,415 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307 t, 17.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 20 Philippines 6,996 t compare
- 21 Republic of Korea 6,168 t compare
- 21 Caribbean 3,239 t compare
- 22 France 5,924 t compare
- 23 Malaysia 5,415 t compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 5 t compare
- 25 Cabo Verde 4 t compare
- 25 Uganda 5,390 t compare
- 26 Canada 4,528 t compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.56 % 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 -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
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 23rd out of 200 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
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).