Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Libya

Libya: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 870 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
870 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 216 countries
All-time high
2,523 t
in 2005
All-time low
378 t
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Libya, 1990–2024

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 2.2k t1991: 2.1k t1992: 1.9k t1993: 1.8k t1994: 1.8k t1995: 1.7k t1996: 1.7k t1997: 1.3k t1998: 918 t1999: 561 t2000: 567 t2001: 705 t2002: 975 t2003: 1.9k t2004: 2.4k t2005: 2.5k t2006: 1.7k t2007: 1.3k t2008: 1.3k t2009: 1.4k t2010: 1.3k t2011: 1.0k t2012: 888 t2013: 758 t2014: 642 t2015: 528 t2016: 422 t2017: 378 t2018: 529 t2019: 711 t2020: 870 t2021: 870 t2022: 870 t2023: 870 t2024: 870 t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Libya is 870 t, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Libya peaked at 2,523 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 378 t, in 2017.

Libya ranks 61st of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,582 t 561 t 2,165 t 10
2000s 1,488 t 567 t 2,523 t 10
2010s 721.8 t 378 t 1,317 t 10
2020s 870 t 870 t 870 t 5

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 58 Romania 958 t compare
  2. 59 Botswana 951 t compare
  3. 60 Burkina Faso 950 t compare
  4. 62 Poland 805 t compare
  5. 63 Uruguay 801 t compare
  6. 64 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 767 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticides — agricultural use in Libya?
Insecticides — agricultural use in Libya was 870 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 2,523 t in 2005.
What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 378 t in 2017.
How does Libya rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
Libya ranks 61st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya 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).