Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tunisia
Tunisia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,047 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Tunisia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 4,047 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.7% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tunisia peaked at 4,047 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 909 t, in 1990.
Tunisia ranks 72nd of 216 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 965.9 t | 909 t | 1,215 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,422 t | 1,155 t | 1,777 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,796 t | 2,135 t | 3,511 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,440 t | 3,195 t | 4,047 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Standard Deviation 0.421 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.02 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 40,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 40,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 2,324 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 679 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 72,767 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 56,530 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 159,178 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 175,739 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tunisia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Tunisia was 4,047 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,047 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 909 t in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Tunisia ranks 72nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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).