Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia is 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.2% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Saudi Arabia 103rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +124.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +134.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +133.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +62.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +160.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1997 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -69.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +118.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +85.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | +68.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +166.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | +173.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +53.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3117 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0282 1000 USD per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
- 100 Panama 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 101 Eswatini 0.0063 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 102 Pakistan 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 104 Haiti 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 105 Cuba 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 106 Azerbaijan 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5766 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Saudi Arabia was 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0109 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 103rd out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.