Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Türkiye

Türkiye: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 53,199 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53,199 t
Change on year
down 7.6%
Rank
15th
of 42 regions
All-time high
59,922 t
in 2018
All-time low
24,219 t
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k1990200720241990: 29.9k t1991: 24.3k t1992: 27.1k t1993: 28.0k t1994: 24.2k t1995: 27.3k t1996: 30.3k t1997: 34.4k t1998: 30.2k t1999: 33.1k t2000: 33.5k t2001: 25.5k t2002: 27.9k t2003: 33.1k t2004: 28.8k t2005: 40.3k t2006: 27.4k t2007: 48.7k t2008: 37.6k t2009: 37.7k t2010: 38.6k t2011: 39.5k t2012: 42.6k t2013: 39.4k t2014: 39.7k t2015: 39.0k t2016: 50.0k t2017: 53.9k t2018: 59.9k t2019: 51.2k t2020: 53.5k t2021: 52.9k t2022: 55.2k t2023: 57.6k t2024: 53.2k t

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Türkiye is 53,199 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Türkiye peaked at 59,922 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24,219 t, in 1994.

That places Türkiye 15th out of 42 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28,893 t 24,219 t 34,431 t 10
2000s 34,059 t 25,539 t 48,716 t 10
2010s 45,384 t 38,555 t 59,922 t 10
2020s 54,472 t 52,876 t 57,576 t 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 12 Spain 59,858 t compare
  2. 13 Australia 59,634 t compare
  3. 14 Ghana 53,798 t compare
  4. 15 Germany 45,174 t compare
  5. 16 Nigeria 44,230 t compare
  6. 17 Japan 42,956 t compare
  7. 18 South Africa 40,752 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Türkiye?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Türkiye was 53,199 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 59,922 t in 2018.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 24,219 t in 1994.
How does Türkiye rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Türkiye ranks 15th out of 42 regions with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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).