Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Egypt
Egypt: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.22 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Egypt, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Egypt is 3.22 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Egypt peaked at 4.99 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.34 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Egypt 76th out of 187 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) — Use per area of cropland in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.99 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.12 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1992 | 2.05 kg/ha | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 1.38 kg/ha | -32.7% |
| 1994 | 1.42 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.34 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.42 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 1.42 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.45 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.38 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 1.5 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2001 | 1.51 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.5 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.54 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.54 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.55 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.77 kg/ha | +78.7% |
| 2007 | 2.57 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.69 kg/ha | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.44 kg/ha | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 3.16 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 3.58 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 3.79 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 3.66 kg/ha | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.06 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 2.12 kg/ha | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 3.09 kg/ha | +45.8% |
| 2017 | 2.11 kg/ha | -31.7% |
| 2018 | 2.92 kg/ha | +38.4% |
| 2019 | 3.29 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 2.96 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.62 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2022 | 2.33 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 2.94 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2024 | 3.22 kg/ha | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 kg/ha | 1.34 kg/ha | 4.99 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.96 kg/ha | 1.5 kg/ha | 2.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.08 kg/ha | 2.11 kg/ha | 3.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 kg/ha | 2.33 kg/ha | 3.22 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 73 Lesotho 3.44 kg/ha compare
- 74 Philippines 3.35 kg/ha compare
- 75 South Africa 3.28 kg/ha compare
- 77 Oman 3.21 kg/ha compare
- 78 Slovenia 3.09 kg/ha compare
- 79 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.75 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0031 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate -11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Egypt?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Egypt was 3.22 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4.99 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Egypt ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).