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 12th out of 26 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.
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
More environment data for Western Asia
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 18,760 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.15 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 274,302 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 274,698 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.52 % (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 12th out of 26 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).