Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Tunisia

Tunisia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.33 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.33 kg/cap
Change on year
up 26.9%
World rank
103rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.33 kg/cap
in 2024
All-time low
0.1 kg/cap
in 1992
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Tunisia, 1990–2024

0.10.150.20.250.30.351990200720241990: 0.11 kg/cap1991: 0.11 kg/cap1992: 0.1 kg/cap1993: 0.1 kg/cap1994: 0.1 kg/cap1995: 0.1 kg/cap1996: 0.1 kg/cap1997: 0.1 kg/cap1998: 0.12 kg/cap1999: 0.13 kg/cap2000: 0.14 kg/cap2001: 0.14 kg/cap2002: 0.12 kg/cap2003: 0.13 kg/cap2004: 0.16 kg/cap2005: 0.15 kg/cap2006: 0.12 kg/cap2007: 0.13 kg/cap2008: 0.17 kg/cap2009: 0.14 kg/cap2010: 0.2 kg/cap2011: 0.2 kg/cap2012: 0.28 kg/cap2013: 0.22 kg/cap2014: 0.25 kg/cap2015: 0.25 kg/cap2016: 0.27 kg/cap2017: 0.23 kg/cap2018: 0.27 kg/cap2019: 0.3 kg/cap2020: 0.28 kg/cap2021: 0.27 kg/cap2022: 0.27 kg/cap2023: 0.26 kg/cap2024: 0.33 kg/cap

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tunisia is 0.33 kg/cap, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.9% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.33 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1 kg/cap, in 1992.

That places Tunisia 103rd out of 208 countries 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.107 kg/cap 0.1 kg/cap 0.13 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.14 kg/cap 0.12 kg/cap 0.17 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.247 kg/cap 0.2 kg/cap 0.3 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.282 kg/cap 0.26 kg/cap 0.33 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Tunisia

  1. 100 Japan 0.35 kg/cap compare
  2. 101 Armenia 0.34 kg/cap compare
  3. 101 Slovenia 0.34 kg/cap compare
  4. 103 Cameroon 0.33 kg/cap compare
  5. 103 Namibia 0.33 kg/cap compare
  6. 103 Philippines 0.33 kg/cap compare
  7. 103 Slovakia 0.33 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tunisia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Tunisia was 0.33 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 Tunisia?
The highest recorded value was 0.33 kg/cap in 2024.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Tunisia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 kg/cap in 1992.
How does Tunisia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Tunisia ranks 103rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tunisia 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).