Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.35 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, 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 Syrian Arab Republic is 0.35 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 0.35 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 kg/ha, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.2 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.21 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.28 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.24 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.23 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.19 kg/ha | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.28 kg/ha | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.31 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.21 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.26 kg/ha | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.28 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kg/ha | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.21 kg/ha | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.25 kg/ha | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.33 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.34 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.35 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.35 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.241 kg/ha | 0.15 kg/ha | 0.32 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.236 kg/ha | 0.18 kg/ha | 0.28 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.325 kg/ha | 0.28 kg/ha | 0.33 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.344 kg/ha | 0.33 kg/ha | 0.35 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -33.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.561 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 29.67 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.22 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 5,449 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 588.84 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.35 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 Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 13th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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).