Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Western Asia
Western Asia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 22,331 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Western Asia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Western Asia is 22,331 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Western Asia peaked at 30,222 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 13,308 t, in 1991.
That places Western Asia 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,280 t | — |
| 1991 | 13,308 t | -34.4% |
| 1992 | 16,615 t | +24.8% |
| 1993 | 15,947 t | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 14,874 t | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 18,821 t | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 19,315 t | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 20,339 t | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 19,687 t | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 18,932 t | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 19,226 t | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 19,025 t | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 19,421 t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 18,867 t | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 21,033 t | +11.5% |
| 2005 | 23,977 t | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 16,799 t | -29.9% |
| 2007 | 30,222 t | +79.9% |
| 2008 | 18,473 t | -38.9% |
| 2009 | 20,621 t | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 18,373 t | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 16,577 t | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 16,628 t | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 17,416 t | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 18,022 t | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 18,031 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18,948 t | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 24,087 t | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 25,829 t | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 22,946 t | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 23,219 t | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 23,120 t | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 23,775 t | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 23,338 t | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 22,331 t | -4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +79.9% | 16,799 t | 30,222 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,812 t | 13,308 t | 20,339 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,766 t | 16,799 t | 30,222 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,686 t | 16,577 t | 25,829 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,157 t | 22,331 t | 23,775 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 607 t compare
- 8 Paraguay 15,789 t compare
- 9 Mexico 15,010 t compare
- 9 Republic of Moldova 599 t compare
- 10 Russian Federation 14,274 t compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 412 t compare
- 11 Japan 12,171 t compare
- 11 Melanesia 377 t compare
- 12 Nigeria 12,141 t compare
- 12 Polynesia 118 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 5.12 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 4.72 million t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 106.1 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 386,319 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.43 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Western Asia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Western Asia was 22,331 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 30,222 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,308 t in 1991.
- How does Western Asia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Western Asia ranks 11th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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).