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 68th of 216 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 443 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 825 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.61 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.3 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,756 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,119 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 28.74 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 2,772 1000 ha (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 68th out of 216 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).