Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 18,181 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia stood at 18,181 t.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia peaked at 25,524 t in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10,658 t, in 1995.
That places Saudi Arabia 75th out of 217 countries 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) — Import quantity in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,060 t | — |
| 1991 | 22,366 t | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 19,623 t | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 15,047 t | -23.3% |
| 1994 | 11,687 t | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 10,658 t | -8.8% |
| 1996 | 11,428 t | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 12,518 t | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 13,607 t | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 15,399 t | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 13,230 t | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 16,108 t | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 17,024 t | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 19,872 t | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 18,125 t | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 21,576 t | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 18,211 t | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 21,108 t | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 19,644 t | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 17,663 t | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 22,695 t | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 22,781 t | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 25,493 t | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 23,281 t | -8.7% |
| 2014 | 14,888 t | -36.1% |
| 2015 | 25,524 t | +71.4% |
| 2016 | 20,634 t | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 12,537 t | -39.2% |
| 2018 | 11,838 t | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 11,681 t | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20,205 t | +73.0% |
| 2021 | 16,011 t | -20.8% |
| 2022 | 15,054 t | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 16,210 t | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 18,181 t | +12.2% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 18,181 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 14,958 t, 1.2× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 18,181 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 8,853 t, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15,239 t | 10,658 t | 22,366 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,256 t | 13,230 t | 21,576 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,135 t | 11,681 t | 25,524 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,132 t | 15,054 t | 20,205 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 9.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Saudi Arabia was 18,181 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,524 t in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,658 t in 1995.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.