Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Libya
Libya: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,710 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Libya is 1,710 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Libya peaked at 3,392 t in 2005 and was at its lowest, 677 t, in 1999.
That places Libya 92nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,612 t | — |
| 1991 | 2,486 t | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 2,234 t | -10.1% |
| 1993 | 2,182 t | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 2,129 t | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 2,077 t | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 2,025 t | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1,556 t | -23.2% |
| 1998 | 1,107 t | -28.9% |
| 1999 | 677 t | -38.8% |
| 2000 | 684 t | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 851 t | +24.4% |
| 2002 | 1,180 t | +38.7% |
| 2003 | 2,375 t | +101.3% |
| 2004 | 3,112 t | +31.0% |
| 2005 | 3,392 t | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 2,510 t | -26.0% |
| 2007 | 1,974 t | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 2,077 t | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 2,251 t | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 2,299 t | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,929 t | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 1,706 t | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 1,484 t | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 1,261 t | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 1,038 t | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 830 t | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 742 t | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 1,040 t | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 1,398 t | +34.4% |
| 2020 | 1,709 t | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 1,709 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,709 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,710 t | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,710 t | +0.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1,710 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,216 t, 77% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1,710 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,348 t, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +101.3% | 1,180 t | 2,375 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,908 t | 677 t | 2,612 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,041 t | 684 t | 3,392 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,373 t | 742 t | 2,299 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,709 t | 1,709 t | 1,710 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More environment data for Libya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -35.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2239 % 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 0.1672 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Libya?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Libya was 1,710 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3,392 t in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 677 t in 1999.
- How does Libya rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Libya ranks 92nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).