Insecticide use in Albania
Albania: Insecticide use was 37 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Insecticide use in Albania, 1990–2023
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.
Insecticide use in Albania, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 70 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 70 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 70 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 70 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 117 tonnes | +67.1% |
| 1995 | 145 tonnes | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 152 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 158 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 165 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 172 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 179 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 185 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 192 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 199 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 205 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 212 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 219 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 226 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 232 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 239 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 378 tonnes | +58.2% |
| 2011 | 321 tonnes | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 163 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 2013 | 216 tonnes | +32.5% |
| 2014 | 93 tonnes | -56.9% |
| 2015 | 155 tonnes | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 190 tonnes | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 202 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 129 tonnes | -36.1% |
| 2019 | 151 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2020 | 45 tonnes | -70.2% |
| 2021 | 45 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 tonnes | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 37 tonnes | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 37 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 37 tonnes is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -70.2% | 151 tonnes | 45 tonnes |
| 1994 | +67.1% | 70 tonnes | 117 tonnes |
| 2015 | +66.7% | 93 tonnes | 155 tonnes |
| 2014 | -56.9% | 216 tonnes | 93 tonnes |
| 2010 | +58.2% | 239 tonnes | 378 tonnes |
| 2012 | -49.2% | 321 tonnes | 163 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Albania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2845 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0261 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.954 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6439 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.142 (2050)
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
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.