Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Asia
Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 77,583 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 77,583 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Asia peaked at 90,847 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35,773 t, in 1991.
That places Western Asia 16th out of 25 groups 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.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,948 t | — |
| 1991 | 35,773 t | -12.6% |
| 1992 | 42,397 t | +18.5% |
| 1993 | 43,669 t | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 40,598 t | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 43,544 t | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 46,869 t | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 53,704 t | +14.6% |
| 1998 | 49,307 t | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 51,599 t | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 51,272 t | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 45,270 t | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 49,202 t | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 55,133 t | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 51,378 t | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 64,846 t | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 52,439 t | -19.1% |
| 2007 | 74,134 t | +41.4% |
| 2008 | 63,654 t | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 64,275 t | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 66,272 t | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 67,874 t | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 69,943 t | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 67,624 t | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 68,899 t | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 66,513 t | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 77,562 t | +16.6% |
| 2017 | 83,210 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 90,847 t | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 83,518 t | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 83,279 t | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 81,480 t | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 83,121 t | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 82,203 t | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 77,583 t | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,841 t | 35,773 t | 53,704 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,160 t | 45,270 t | 74,134 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 74,226 t | 66,272 t | 90,847 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,533 t | 77,583 t | 83,279 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 18,760 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.15 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Western Asia was 77,583 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 90,847 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,773 t in 1991.
- How does Western Asia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Western Asia ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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).