Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 3,213 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3,213 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
76th
of 194 countries
All-time high
10,597 t
in 2019
All-time low
994 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200720241990: 994 t1991: 994 t1992: 994 t1993: 994 t1994: 994 t1995: 994 t1996: 994 t1997: 2.5k t1998: 2.7k t1999: 2.9k t2000: 3.0k t2001: 3.2k t2002: 3.4k t2003: 3.5k t2004: 3.7k t2005: 3.9k t2006: 4.0k t2007: 4.2k t2008: 4.4k t2009: 4.6k t2010: 4.8k t2011: 5.0k t2012: 5.2k t2013: 5.4k t2014: 6.3k t2015: 7.1k t2016: 8.0k t2017: 8.9k t2018: 9.7k t2019: 10.6k t2020: 7.4k t2021: 7.1k t2022: 6.9k t2023: 3.2k t2024: 3.2k t

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

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 3,213 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saudi Arabia peaked at 10,597 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 994 t, in 1990.

Saudi Arabia ranks 76th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,501 t 994 t 2,854 t 10
2000s 3,799 t 3,024 t 4,615 t 10
2010s 7,108 t 4,815 t 10,597 t 10
2020s 5,561 t 3,213 t 7,375 t 5

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 73 El Salvador 3,307 t compare
  2. 74 Mozambique 3,287 t compare
  3. 75 Thailand 3,273 t compare
  4. 77 Georgia 3,107 t compare
  5. 78 Serbia 2,938 t compare
  6. 79 Dominican Republic 2,877 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saudi Arabia?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Saudi Arabia was 3,213 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 10,597 t in 2019.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 994 t in 1990.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Saudi Arabia ranks 76th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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).