Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.33 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.33 kg/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 17 countries
All-time high
0.91 kg/ha
in 1991
All-time low
0.18 kg/ha
in 2008
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990–2024

0.20.40.60.811990200720241990: 0.65 kg/ha1991: 0.91 kg/ha1992: 0.64 kg/ha1993: 0.51 kg/ha1994: 0.55 kg/ha1995: 0.47 kg/ha1996: 0.29 kg/ha1997: 0.36 kg/ha1998: 0.4 kg/ha1999: 0.47 kg/ha2000: 0.58 kg/ha2001: 0.52 kg/ha2002: 0.55 kg/ha2003: 0.57 kg/ha2004: 0.56 kg/ha2005: 0.43 kg/ha2006: 0.45 kg/ha2007: 0.32 kg/ha2008: 0.18 kg/ha2009: 0.24 kg/ha2010: 0.26 kg/ha2011: 0.28 kg/ha2012: 0.42 kg/ha2013: 0.39 kg/ha2014: 0.4 kg/ha2015: 0.41 kg/ha2016: 0.41 kg/ha2017: 0.41 kg/ha2018: 0.33 kg/ha2019: 0.28 kg/ha2020: 0.33 kg/ha2021: 0.33 kg/ha2022: 0.33 kg/ha2023: 0.33 kg/ha2024: 0.33 kg/ha

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 Iran (Islamic Republic of) is 0.33 kg/ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 0.91 kg/ha in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.18 kg/ha, in 2008.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1990 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1990 0.65 kg/ha
1991 0.91 kg/ha +40.0%
1992 0.64 kg/ha -29.7%
1993 0.51 kg/ha -20.3%
1994 0.55 kg/ha +7.8%
1995 0.47 kg/ha -14.5%
1996 0.29 kg/ha -38.3%
1997 0.36 kg/ha +24.1%
1998 0.4 kg/ha +11.1%
1999 0.47 kg/ha +17.5%
2000 0.58 kg/ha +23.4%
2001 0.52 kg/ha -10.3%
2002 0.55 kg/ha +5.8%
2003 0.57 kg/ha +3.6%
2004 0.56 kg/ha -1.8%
2005 0.43 kg/ha -23.2%
2006 0.45 kg/ha +4.7%
2007 0.32 kg/ha -28.9%
2008 0.18 kg/ha -43.8%
2009 0.24 kg/ha +33.3%
2010 0.26 kg/ha +8.3%
2011 0.28 kg/ha +7.7%
2012 0.42 kg/ha +50.0%
2013 0.39 kg/ha -7.1%
2014 0.4 kg/ha +2.6%
2015 0.41 kg/ha +2.5%
2016 0.41 kg/ha +0.0%
2017 0.41 kg/ha +0.0%
2018 0.33 kg/ha -19.5%
2019 0.28 kg/ha -15.2%
2020 0.33 kg/ha +17.9%
2021 0.33 kg/ha +0.0%
2022 0.33 kg/ha +0.0%
2023 0.33 kg/ha +0.0%
2024 0.33 kg/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.525 kg/ha 0.29 kg/ha 0.91 kg/ha 10
2000s 0.44 kg/ha 0.18 kg/ha 0.58 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.359 kg/ha 0.26 kg/ha 0.42 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.33 kg/ha 0.33 kg/ha 0.33 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
  2. 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
  3. 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
  4. 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
  5. 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kg/ha compare
  6. 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
  7. 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
  8. 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
  9. 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 kg/ha compare
  10. 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
  11. 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
  12. 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 0.33 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 0.91 kg/ha in 1991.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.18 kg/ha in 2008.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).