Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Libya
Libya: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Libya stood at 0.83 kg/ha.
The figure is up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Libya peaked at 1.63 kg/ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.31 kg/ha, in 1999.
Libya ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Libya, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.21 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.15 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 1.03 kg/ha | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 1.01 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.98 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 kg/ha | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.86 kg/ha | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.66 kg/ha | -23.3% |
| 1998 | 0.52 kg/ha | -21.2% |
| 1999 | 0.31 kg/ha | -40.4% |
| 2000 | 0.32 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.55 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 1.1 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 kg/ha | +35.5% |
| 2005 | 1.63 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 1.2 kg/ha | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.95 kg/ha | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 1 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 1.08 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.12 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.94 kg/ha | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 0.83 kg/ha | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 0.72 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 0.62 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.51 kg/ha | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4 kg/ha | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 0.36 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.51 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 0.68 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.83 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.83 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.867 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.972 kg/ha | 0.32 kg/ha | 1.63 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.669 kg/ha | 0.36 kg/ha | 1.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.83 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.386 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -44.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -49.15 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Libya?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Libya was 0.83 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 kg/ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.31 kg/ha in 1999.
- How does Libya rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Libya ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya 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).