Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Tunisia
Tunisia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 646 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Tunisia is 646 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Tunisia peaked at 646 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 145 t, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 63rd of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145 t | — |
| 1991 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 145 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 187 t | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 194 t | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 225 t | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 220 t | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 184 t | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 203 t | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 252 t | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 238 t | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 206 t | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 217 t | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 283 t | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 239 t | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 347 t | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 341 t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 491 t | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 393 t | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 441 t | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 449 t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 500 t | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 426 t | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 512 t | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 560 t | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 544 t | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 526 t | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 518 t | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 510 t | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 646 t | +26.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 646 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 1.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 646 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 307 t, 2.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.1 t | 145 t | 194 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.7 t | 184 t | 283 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 446 t | 341 t | 560 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 548.8 t | 510 t | 646 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -14.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.34 % 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 -0.2204 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Tunisia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Tunisia was 646 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 646 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145 t in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Tunisia ranks 63rd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).