Insecticide use in Albania

Albania: Insecticide use was 37 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
37 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
144th
of 211 countries
All-time high
378 tonnes
in 2010
All-time low
37 tonnes
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Albania, 1990–2023

01002003004001990200620231990: 70 tonnes1991: 70 tonnes1992: 70 tonnes1993: 70 tonnes1994: 117 tonnes1995: 145 tonnes1996: 152 tonnes1997: 158 tonnes1998: 165 tonnes1999: 172 tonnes2000: 179 tonnes2001: 185 tonnes2002: 192 tonnes2003: 199 tonnes2004: 205 tonnes2005: 212 tonnes2006: 219 tonnes2007: 226 tonnes2008: 232 tonnes2009: 239 tonnes2010: 378 tonnes2011: 321 tonnes2012: 163 tonnes2013: 216 tonnes2014: 93 tonnes2015: 155 tonnes2016: 190 tonnes2017: 202 tonnes2018: 129 tonnes2019: 151 tonnes2020: 45 tonnes2021: 45 tonnes2022: 37 tonnes2023: 37 tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

The most recent figure for insecticide use in Albania is 37 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of down 82.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Albania peaked at 378 tonnes in 2010 and was at its lowest, 37 tonnes, in 2022.

Albania ranks 144th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 118.9 tonnes 70 tonnes 172 tonnes 10
2000s 208.8 tonnes 179 tonnes 239 tonnes 10
2010s 199.8 tonnes 93 tonnes 378 tonnes 10
2020s 41 tonnes 37 tonnes 45 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 143 Sweden 38 tonnes compare
  2. 144 Angola 37 tonnes compare
  3. 144 Djibouti 37 tonnes compare
  4. 144 Netherlands Antilles 37 tonnes compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Albania?
Insecticide use in Albania was 37 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 378 tonnes in 2010.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 37 tonnes in 2022.
How does Albania rank for insecticide use?
Albania ranks 144th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Insecticide use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
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Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.