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 131st out of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 241 t | — |
| 1991 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 241 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 384 t | +59.3% |
| 1996 | 207 t | -46.1% |
| 1997 | 256 t | +23.7% |
| 1998 | 260 t | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 193 t | -25.8% |
| 2000 | 204 t | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 229 t | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 247 t | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 239 t | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 231 t | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 242 t | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 237 t | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 352 t | +48.5% |
| 2008 | 360 t | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 368 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 376 t | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 384 t | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 392 t | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 400 t | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 377 t | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 108 t | -71.4% |
| 2016 | 63 t | -41.7% |
| 2017 | 85 t | +34.9% |
| 2018 | 30 t | -64.7% |
| 2019 | 37 t | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 43 t | +16.2% |
| 2021 | 50 t | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53 t | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 59 t | +11.3% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 59 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 350 t, 17% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 59 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307 t, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Iraq 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -71.4% | 377 t | 108 t |
| 2018 | -64.7% | 85 t | 30 t |
| 1995 | +59.3% | 241 t | 384 t |
| 1996 | -46.1% | 384 t | 207 t |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °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 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (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 131st out of 200 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).