Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Israel

Israel: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 6,370 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,370 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 194 countries
All-time high
7,334 t
in 2020
All-time low
2,491 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Israel, 1990–2024

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k7.0k1990200720241990: 2.5k t1991: 2.5k t1992: 2.5k t1993: 2.5k t1994: 2.5k t1995: 2.5k t1996: 2.5k t1997: 2.5k t1998: 2.5k t1999: 3.0k t2000: 3.5k t2001: 3.9k t2002: 4.4k t2003: 4.9k t2004: 5.4k t2005: 5.9k t2006: 6.4k t2007: 6.8k t2008: 7.3k t2009: 6.7k t2010: 6.8k t2011: 6.1k t2012: 6.0k t2013: 6.0k t2014: 6.3k t2015: 6.4k t2016: 6.1k t2017: 6.9k t2018: 7.3k t2019: 7.0k t2020: 7.3k t2021: 6.8k t2022: 6.4k t2023: 6.4k t2024: 6.4k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Israel stood at 6,370 t.

The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Israel peaked at 7,334 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,491 t, in 1990.

Israel ranks 54th of 194 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,539 t 2,491 t 2,975 t 10
2000s 5,520 t 3,459 t 7,331 t 10
2010s 6,487 t 6,005 t 7,322 t 10
2020s 6,654 t 6,370 t 7,334 t 5

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 51 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,793 t compare
  2. 52 Hungary 7,412 t compare
  3. 53 Kenya 6,953 t compare
  4. 55 Algeria 6,067 t compare
  5. 56 Belgium 5,519 t compare
  6. 57 New Zealand 5,285 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Israel?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Israel was 6,370 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 7,334 t in 2020.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 2,491 t in 1990.
How does Israel rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Israel ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Israel 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
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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).