Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Iraq
Iraq: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 59 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 59 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.3% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Iraq peaked at 400 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30 t, in 2018.
That places Iraq 142nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250.5 t | 193 t | 384 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 270.9 t | 204 t | 368 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 225.2 t | 30 t | 400 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51 t | 43 t | 59 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Iraq?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Iraq was 59 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 400 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 t in 2018.
- How does Iraq rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Iraq ranks 142nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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).