Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Israel
Israel: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 18.08 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Israel, 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 Israel is 18.08 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Israel peaked at 19.46 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.74 kg/ha, in 1994.
Israel ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Israel, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.78 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 5.75 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.77 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 5.77 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.74 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.82 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 5.95 kg/ha | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 5.95 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5.95 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.12 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 8.16 kg/ha | +14.6% |
| 2001 | 9.26 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 10.22 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 11.69 kg/ha | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 14.18 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2005 | 15.45 kg/ha | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 17.07 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 17.97 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 19.45 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 17.38 kg/ha | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 18.21 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 16.24 kg/ha | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 15.56 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.79 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 15.93 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.16 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.54 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 14.25 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 15.15 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 14.6 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 19.46 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 18.21 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 17.19 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 17.09 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 18.08 kg/ha | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.96 kg/ha | 5.74 kg/ha | 7.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.08 kg/ha | 8.16 kg/ha | 19.45 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.74 kg/ha | 14.25 kg/ha | 18.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.01 kg/ha | 17.09 kg/ha | 19.46 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
- 21 Bahamas 16.19 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Israel?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Israel was 18.08 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.46 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.74 kg/ha in 1994.
- How does Israel rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Israel ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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).