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 101st 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 | 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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 19.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 400 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 7.56 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 86.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 13,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 2.15 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 330 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 11.21 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,720 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.28 ha/cap (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 101st out of 216 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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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).