Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Algeria
Algeria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 6,067 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Algeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Algeria stood at 6,067 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Algeria peaked at 8,980 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,499 t, in 1998.
Algeria ranks 59th 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 | 3,848 t | 1,499 t | 7,094 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,354 t | 2,504 t | 5,720 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,076 t | 1,870 t | 8,980 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,067 t | 6,067 t | 6,067 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 56 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
- 57 Kenya 6,953 t compare
- 58 Israel 6,370 t compare
- 60 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
- 61 Belgium 5,519 t compare
- 62 New Zealand 5,285 t compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.03 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,365 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.77 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 79.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 32,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.38 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 982.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.23 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.18 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Algeria?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Algeria was 6,067 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,980 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,499 t in 1998.
- How does Algeria rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Algeria ranks 59th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).