Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 5,856 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 5,856 t.
The figure is down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 16,349 t in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3,017 t, in 2008.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,644 t | — |
| 1991 | 16,349 t | +53.6% |
| 1992 | 11,683 t | -28.5% |
| 1993 | 9,572 t | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 10,324 t | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 8,746 t | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 5,332 t | -39.0% |
| 1997 | 6,348 t | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 7,364 t | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 8,380 t | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 9,395 t | +12.1% |
| 2001 | 9,008 t | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 9,592 t | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 10,129 t | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 10,015 t | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 7,808 t | -22.0% |
| 2006 | 8,253 t | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 5,923 t | -28.2% |
| 2008 | 3,017 t | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 4,050 t | +34.2% |
| 2010 | 4,382 t | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 4,714 t | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 7,052 t | +49.6% |
| 2013 | 6,494 t | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 6,591 t | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 6,687 t | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 6,783 t | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 6,872 t | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 5,744 t | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 4,977 t | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 5,856 t | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 5,856 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,856 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,856 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,856 t | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,474 t | 5,332 t | 16,349 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,719 t | 3,017 t | 10,129 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,030 t | 4,382 t | 7,052 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,856 t | 5,856 t | 5,856 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 5,856 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 16,349 t in 1991.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,017 t in 2008.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 7th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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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).