Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iraq
Iraq: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 512 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iraq stood at 512 t.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iraq peaked at 1,063 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 150 t, in 2016.
That places Iraq 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 692 t | — |
| 1991 | 692 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 692 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 692 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 692 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 816 t | +17.9% |
| 1996 | 616 t | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 848 t | +37.7% |
| 1998 | 755 t | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 508 t | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 548 t | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 837 t | +52.7% |
| 2002 | 879 t | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 854 t | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 829 t | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 873 t | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 824 t | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 1,063 t | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 956 t | -10.1% |
| 2009 | 850 t | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 744 t | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 638 t | -14.2% |
| 2012 | 531 t | -16.8% |
| 2013 | 425 t | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 395 t | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 196 t | -50.4% |
| 2016 | 150 t | -23.5% |
| 2017 | 213 t | +42.0% |
| 2018 | 282 t | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 341 t | +20.9% |
| 2020 | 400 t | +17.3% |
| 2021 | 458 t | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 502 t | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 610 t | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 512 t | -16.1% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 512 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 23% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 512 t is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,348 t, 38% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 700.3 t | 508 t | 848 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 851.3 t | 548 t | 1,063 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 391.5 t | 150 t | 744 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 496.4 t | 400 t | 610 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 128 Senegal 576 t compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 543 t compare
- 130 Cayman Islands 538 t compare
- 132 Turkmenistan 498 t compare
- 133 Aruba 424 t compare
- 134 Oman 415 t compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2 % 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 6.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iraq?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Iraq was 512 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1,063 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 t in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Iraq ranks 131st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq 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).