Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Iraq
Iraq: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 0.11 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Iraq, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
Iraq recorded 0.11 g/Int$ for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in 2024.
The figure is down 26.7% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Iraq peaked at 0.25 g/Int$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.05 g/Int$, in 2016.
That places Iraq 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 0.21 g/Int$ | +40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 g/Int$ | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.17 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2 g/Int$ | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.15 g/Int$ | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 g/Int$ | +40.0% |
| 1998 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -19.0% |
| 1999 | 0.12 g/Int$ | -29.4% |
| 2000 | 0.13 g/Int$ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 g/Int$ | +38.5% |
| 2002 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2 g/Int$ | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.19 g/Int$ | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.25 g/Int$ | +31.6% |
| 2008 | 0.25 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 g/Int$ | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.17 g/Int$ | -22.7% |
| 2011 | 0.13 g/Int$ | -23.5% |
| 2012 | 0.11 g/Int$ | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.08 g/Int$ | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 0.08 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 g/Int$ | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.05 g/Int$ | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.07 g/Int$ | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.07 g/Int$ | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 0.07 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.09 g/Int$ | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 0.12 g/Int$ | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.15 g/Int$ | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 g/Int$ | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.175 g/Int$ | 0.12 g/Int$ | 0.21 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.199 g/Int$ | 0.13 g/Int$ | 0.25 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.092 g/Int$ | 0.05 g/Int$ | 0.17 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.108 g/Int$ | 0.07 g/Int$ | 0.15 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 157 Malawi 0.13 g/Int$ compare
- 158 Senegal 0.12 g/Int$ compare
- 158 Tajikistan 0.12 g/Int$ compare
- 160 Nepal 0.11 g/Int$ compare
- 162 Turkmenistan 0.1 g/Int$ compare
- 163 Azerbaijan 0.09 g/Int$ compare
- 163 North Macedonia 0.09 g/Int$ compare
- 163 Vanuatu 0.09 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Iraq?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Iraq was 0.11 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 g/Int$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 g/Int$ in 2016.
- How does Iraq rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Iraq ranks 160th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production. 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).