Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Morocco
Morocco: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 13,697 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Morocco, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 13,697 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Morocco peaked at 15,064 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,364 t, in 1990.
Morocco ranks 36th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Morocco, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,364 t | — |
| 1991 | 9,771 t | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 10,178 t | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 10,585 t | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 10,993 t | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 11,400 t | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 11,807 t | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 12,214 t | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 12,621 t | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 13,028 t | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 13,435 t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 13,843 t | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 14,250 t | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 14,657 t | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 15,064 t | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 13,966 t | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 13,697 t | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13,697 t | +0.0% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 13,697 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 8.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 13,697 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1,348 t, 10.2× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,196 t | 9,364 t | 13,028 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,000 t | 13,435 t | 15,064 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,697 t | 13,697 t | 13,697 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,697 t | 13,697 t | 13,697 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More environment data for Morocco
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.521 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.14 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3488 % 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 -1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Morocco?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Morocco was 13,697 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 15,064 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,364 t in 1990.
- How does Morocco rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Morocco ranks 36th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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).