Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Asia
Western Asia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.67 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 1.67 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Asia peaked at 2.03 kg/ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.78 kg/ha, in 1991.
That places Western Asia 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.9 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.78 kg/ha | -13.3% |
| 1992 | 0.86 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.87 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.81 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.88 kg/ha | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.95 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 1.11 kg/ha | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 1.02 kg/ha | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.08 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 kg/ha | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.02 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.16 kg/ha | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 1.07 kg/ha | -7.8% |
| 2005 | 1.35 kg/ha | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1 kg/ha | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 1.59 kg/ha | +44.5% |
| 2008 | 1.39 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.48 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.54 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.48 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.49 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.45 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.71 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2017 | 1.86 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 2.03 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 1.86 kg/ha | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 1.86 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.8 kg/ha | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.83 kg/ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.78 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.67 kg/ha | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.926 kg/ha | 0.78 kg/ha | 1.11 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 kg/ha | 0.95 kg/ha | 1.59 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 kg/ha | 1.42 kg/ha | 2.03 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 kg/ha | 1.67 kg/ha | 1.86 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 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
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 474.77 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 16.62 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 2,525 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 18,760 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 41.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Asia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Asia was 1.67 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 kg/ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 kg/ha in 1991.
- How does Western Asia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Western Asia ranks 14th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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).