Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Jordan
Jordan: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.05 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Jordan, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 0.05 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jordan peaked at 0.33 kg/cap in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.04 kg/cap, in 2020.
Jordan ranks 163rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Jordan, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.24 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.18 kg/cap | -45.5% |
| 1994 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.19 kg/cap | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.17 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1 kg/cap | -37.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 kg/cap | +180.0% |
| 2002 | 0.28 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.23 kg/cap | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.13 kg/cap | -43.5% |
| 2005 | 0.29 kg/cap | +123.1% |
| 2006 | 0.18 kg/cap | -37.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2 kg/cap | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.18 kg/cap | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.15 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.13 kg/cap | -13.3% |
| 2011 | 0.15 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 0.09 kg/cap | -40.0% |
| 2013 | 0.13 kg/cap | +44.4% |
| 2014 | 0.08 kg/cap | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1 kg/cap | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.13 kg/cap | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 kg/cap | -53.8% |
| 2019 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.05 kg/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.51 kg/cap, 10% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.05 kg/cap is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2 kg/cap, 25% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.33 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.202 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.29 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.048 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 160 Malawi 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 160 New Caledonia 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 160 Tajikistan 0.06 kg/cap compare
- 163 Azerbaijan 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Equatorial Guinea 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Solomon Islands 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Thailand 0.05 kg/cap compare
- 163 Vanuatu 0.05 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0264 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jordan?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Jordan was 0.05 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.33 kg/cap in 1992.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 kg/cap in 2020.
- How does Jordan rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Jordan ranks 163rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).