Pesticides (total) — Import value in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 123,141 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value in Saudi Arabia is 123,141 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in Saudi Arabia peaked at 154,295 1000 USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 800 1000 USD, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 73rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024, 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) — Import value in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 800 1000 USD | — |
| 1962 | 900 1000 USD | +12.5% |
| 1963 | 1,000 1000 USD | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 1,100 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 1,200 1000 USD | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 1,300 1000 USD | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 1,400 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 1,500 1000 USD | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 1,668 1000 USD | +11.2% |
| 1970 | 1,432 1000 USD | -14.1% |
| 1971 | 2,420 1000 USD | +69.0% |
| 1972 | 2,686 1000 USD | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 2,845 1000 USD | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 3,331 1000 USD | +17.1% |
| 1975 | 10,017 1000 USD | +200.7% |
| 1976 | 13,033 1000 USD | +30.1% |
| 1977 | 3,526 1000 USD | -72.9% |
| 1978 | 21,215 1000 USD | +501.7% |
| 1979 | 35,888 1000 USD | +69.2% |
| 1980 | 35,676 1000 USD | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 46,852 1000 USD | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 55,337 1000 USD | +18.1% |
| 1983 | 54,123 1000 USD | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 60,990 1000 USD | +12.7% |
| 1985 | 58,198 1000 USD | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 60,028 1000 USD | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 88,873 1000 USD | +48.1% |
| 1988 | 93,831 1000 USD | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 71,432 1000 USD | -23.9% |
| 1990 | 88,509 1000 USD | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 104,350 1000 USD | +17.9% |
| 1992 | 85,958 1000 USD | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 67,219 1000 USD | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 37,797 1000 USD | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 49,007 1000 USD | +29.7% |
| 1996 | 50,359 1000 USD | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 57,882 1000 USD | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 65,405 1000 USD | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 54,606 1000 USD | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 53,813 1000 USD | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 59,099 1000 USD | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 57,127 1000 USD | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 72,527 1000 USD | +27.0% |
| 2004 | 64,494 1000 USD | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 82,546 1000 USD | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 78,223 1000 USD | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 105,371 1000 USD | +34.7% |
| 2008 | 96,108 1000 USD | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 97,754 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 109,091 1000 USD | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 127,183 1000 USD | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 136,929 1000 USD | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 141,672 1000 USD | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 112,247 1000 USD | -20.8% |
| 2015 | 154,295 1000 USD | +37.5% |
| 2016 | 133,628 1000 USD | -13.4% |
| 2017 | 83,340 1000 USD | -37.6% |
| 2018 | 78,701 1000 USD | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 77,656 1000 USD | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 122,181 1000 USD | +57.3% |
| 2021 | 106,439 1000 USD | -12.9% |
| 2022 | 111,586 1000 USD | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 107,764 1000 USD | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 123,141 1000 USD | +14.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 123,141 1000 USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 93,312 1000 USD, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 123,141 1000 USD is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 33,093 1000 USD, 3.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +501.7% | 3,526 1000 USD | 21,215 1000 USD |
| 1975 | +200.7% | 3,331 1000 USD | 10,017 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,208 1000 USD | 800 1000 USD | 1,668 1000 USD | 9 |
| 1970s | 9,639 1000 USD | 1,432 1000 USD | 35,888 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,534 1000 USD | 35,676 1000 USD | 93,831 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 66,109 1000 USD | 37,797 1000 USD | 104,350 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 76,706 1000 USD | 53,813 1000 USD | 105,371 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,474 1000 USD | 77,656 1000 USD | 154,295 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 114,222 1000 USD | 106,439 1000 USD | 123,141 1000 USD | 5 |
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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 value in Saudi Arabia?
- Pesticides (total) — import value in Saudi Arabia was 123,141 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 154,295 1000 USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 800 1000 USD in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for pesticides (total) — import value?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 73rd out of 222 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 value. 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.