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 141st out of 216 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.
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
- 138 Senegal 576 t compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 543 t compare
- 140 Cayman Islands 538 t compare
- 142 Turkmenistan 498 t compare
- 143 Aruba 424 t compare
- 144 Oman 415 t compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 65.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 9.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 42.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,985 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.42 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 509.03 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.18 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4,904 1000 ha (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 141st out of 216 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).