Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Jordan
Jordan: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 47 t in 2000. ▼ Falling
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Jordan, 1990–2000
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2000, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Jordan stood at 47 t. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Jordan peaked at 200 t in 1992 and was at its lowest, 47 t, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 41st of 86 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Jordan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 118 t | — |
| 1991 | 175 t | +48.3% |
| 1992 | 200 t | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 146 t | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 136 t | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 150 t | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 149 t | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 99 t | -33.6% |
| 1999 | 63 t | -36.4% |
| 2000 | 47 t | -25.4% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 47 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135 t, 35% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 47 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 39 t, 1.2× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 137.33 t | 63 t | 200 t | 9 |
| 2000s | 47 t | 47 t | 47 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % 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 -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Jordan?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Jordan was 47 t in 2000, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 200 t in 1992.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 47 t in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Jordan ranks 41st out of 86 countries with data for 2000.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).