Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 11.91 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.91 kg/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 187 countries
All-time high
13.71 kg/ha
in 2010
All-time low
5.64 kg/ha
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of, 1990–2024

0510151990200720241990: 5.6 kg/ha1991: 5.7 kg/ha1992: 5.7 kg/ha1993: 5.7 kg/ha1994: 6.7 kg/ha1995: 6.4 kg/ha1996: 6.5 kg/ha1997: 6.6 kg/ha1998: 6.5 kg/ha1999: 7.4 kg/ha2000: 6.6 kg/ha2001: 6.8 kg/ha2002: 6.7 kg/ha2003: 6.7 kg/ha2004: 6.7 kg/ha2005: 6.7 kg/ha2006: 6.9 kg/ha2007: 6.8 kg/ha2008: 7.1 kg/ha2009: 8.9 kg/ha2010: 13.7 kg/ha2011: 12.2 kg/ha2012: 10.9 kg/ha2013: 10.6 kg/ha2014: 9.7 kg/ha2015: 8.8 kg/ha2016: 8.5 kg/ha2017: 9 kg/ha2018: 9 kg/ha2019: 9.2 kg/ha2020: 9.6 kg/ha2021: 11.9 kg/ha2022: 11.9 kg/ha2023: 11.9 kg/ha2024: 11.9 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 11.91 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of peaked at 13.71 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.64 kg/ha, in 1990.

Palestine, State of ranks 27th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of, 1990 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1990 5.64 kg/ha
1991 5.69 kg/ha +0.9%
1992 5.74 kg/ha +0.9%
1993 5.74 kg/ha +0.0%
1994 6.66 kg/ha +16.0%
1995 6.38 kg/ha -4.2%
1996 6.55 kg/ha +2.7%
1997 6.6 kg/ha +0.8%
1998 6.54 kg/ha -0.9%
1999 7.41 kg/ha +13.3%
2000 6.61 kg/ha -10.8%
2001 6.82 kg/ha +3.2%
2002 6.69 kg/ha -1.9%
2003 6.68 kg/ha -0.1%
2004 6.67 kg/ha -0.1%
2005 6.67 kg/ha +0.0%
2006 6.94 kg/ha +4.0%
2007 6.76 kg/ha -2.6%
2008 7.12 kg/ha +5.3%
2009 8.94 kg/ha +25.6%
2010 13.71 kg/ha +53.4%
2011 12.18 kg/ha -11.2%
2012 10.86 kg/ha -10.8%
2013 10.59 kg/ha -2.5%
2014 9.73 kg/ha -8.1%
2015 8.76 kg/ha -10.0%
2016 8.54 kg/ha -2.5%
2017 9 kg/ha +5.4%
2018 9.01 kg/ha +0.1%
2019 9.19 kg/ha +2.0%
2020 9.63 kg/ha +4.8%
2021 11.91 kg/ha +23.7%
2022 11.91 kg/ha +0.0%
2023 11.91 kg/ha +0.0%
2024 11.91 kg/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.29 kg/ha 5.64 kg/ha 7.41 kg/ha 10
2000s 6.99 kg/ha 6.61 kg/ha 8.94 kg/ha 10
2010s 10.16 kg/ha 8.54 kg/ha 13.71 kg/ha 10
2020s 11.45 kg/ha 9.63 kg/ha 11.91 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 24 Cabo Verde 0.07 kg/ha compare
  2. 24 China, Taiwan Province of 13.58 kg/ha compare
  3. 25 Côte d'Ivoire 0 kg/ha compare
  4. 25 Republic of Korea 13.03 kg/ha compare
  5. 26 Brunei Darussalam 12.59 kg/ha compare
  6. 28 Brazil 11.85 kg/ha compare
  7. 29 Belize 11 kg/ha compare
  8. 30 Palau 10.8 kg/ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Palestine, State of was 11.91 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 Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 13.71 kg/ha in 2010.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 5.64 kg/ha in 1990.
How does Palestine, State of rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Palestine, State of ranks 27th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Palestine, State 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).