Lebanon vs Syria: Pesticide use
Lebanon
1,816 tonnes
in 2023
Syria
1,897 tonnes
in 2023
Lebanon rank
92nd
Syria rank
91st
Pesticide use over time
- Lebanon
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 1,897 tonnes against 1,816 tonnes in Lebanon, a difference of 81 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 92nd and Syria ranks 91st of 211 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,400 tonnes | 1,321 tonnes | 78.1 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1,816 tonnes | 1,320 tonnes | 496.4 tonnes | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 1,816 tonnes | 1,869 tonnes | 52.7 tonnes | Syria |
| 2020s | 1,816 tonnes | 1,897 tonnes | 81 tonnes | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Lebanon or Syria?
- Syria, at 1,897 tonnes against 1,816 tonnes in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Lebanon and Syria?
- 81 tonnes, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Syria rank globally for pesticide use?
- Lebanon ranks 92nd and Syria ranks 91st of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.