Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Qatar
Qatar: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 35.11 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Qatar, 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 Qatar stood at 35.11 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Qatar peaked at 37.17 kg/ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.56 kg/ha, in 2001.
Qatar ranks 2nd 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 24.57 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 23.23 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 21.48 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 22.41 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 22.41 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.79 kg/ha | +15.1% |
| 1997 | 29.09 kg/ha | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 29.77 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 27.87 kg/ha | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 21.35 kg/ha | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 19.56 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 22.95 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2003 | 25.62 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 34.55 kg/ha | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 34.85 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.12 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 35.38 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35.62 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35.85 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 36.07 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 36.28 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.47 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 36.66 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 36.84 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 37.01 kg/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.17 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 35.07 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 33.23 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 35.11 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.96 kg/ha | 21.48 kg/ha | 29.77 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.09 kg/ha | 19.56 kg/ha | 35.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.99 kg/ha | 33.23 kg/ha | 37.17 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.11 kg/ha | 35.11 kg/ha | 35.11 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 37.72 kg/ha compare
- 3 Netherlands Antilles (former) 29.75 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Qatar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -61.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -51.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.396 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0237 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Qatar?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Qatar was 35.11 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 37.17 kg/ha in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.56 kg/ha in 2001.
- How does Qatar rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Qatar ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar 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).