Insecticide use in Armenia
Armenia: Insecticide use was 258 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Armenia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 258 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 180.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Armenia peaked at 258 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes, in 1992.
Armenia ranks 101st of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Armenia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 tonnes | +175.0% |
| 1995 | 13 tonnes | +18.2% |
| 1996 | 20 tonnes | +53.8% |
| 1997 | 20 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 20 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 20 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 tonnes | +47.6% |
| 2005 | 42 tonnes | +35.5% |
| 2006 | 44 tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 64 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 2008 | 74 tonnes | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 47 tonnes | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 52 tonnes | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 65 tonnes | +25.0% |
| 2012 | 79 tonnes | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 92 tonnes | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 106 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 119 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 133 tonnes | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 146 tonnes | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 160 tonnes | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 117 tonnes | -26.9% |
| 2020 | 163 tonnes | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 233 tonnes | +42.9% |
| 2022 | 227 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 258 tonnes | +13.7% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 258 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 76% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 258 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Armenia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +175.0% | 4 tonnes | 11 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 20 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 38.6 tonnes | 21 tonnes | 74 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.9 tonnes | 52 tonnes | 160 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 220.25 tonnes | 163 tonnes | 258 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More reference data data for Armenia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0385 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3778 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.7338 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.129 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1265 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Armenia?
- Insecticide use in Armenia was 258 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 258 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 1992.
- How does Armenia rank for insecticide use?
- Armenia ranks 101st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 180.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Armenia 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.