Insecticide use in Egypt
Egypt: Insecticide use was 4,628 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4,628 tonnes
Change on year
up 22.9%
World rank
25th
of 211 countries
All-time high
5,148 tonnes
in 2011
All-time low
2,415 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Insecticide use in Egypt, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, insecticide use in Egypt stood at 4,628 tonnes.
That represents a change of up 22.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Egypt peaked at 5,148 tonnes in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2,415 tonnes, in 1993.
Egypt ranks 25th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Egypt, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,233 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 3,891 tonnes | -8.1% |
| 1992 | 3,667 tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 2,415 tonnes | -34.1% |
| 1994 | 2,504 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 2,592 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 2,681 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 2,769 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 2,858 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 2,946 tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 3,035 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,123 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3,212 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3,300 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 3,389 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3,477 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4,905 tonnes | +41.1% |
| 2007 | 4,777 tonnes | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 3,603 tonnes | -24.6% |
| 2009 | 3,304 tonnes | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 4,390 tonnes | +32.9% |
| 2011 | 5,148 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 4,808 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 4,226 tonnes | -12.1% |
| 2014 | 3,113 tonnes | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 3,199 tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 4,583 tonnes | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 3,225 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 4,485 tonnes | +39.1% |
| 2019 | 5,134 tonnes | +14.5% |
| 2020 | 4,673 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4,194 tonnes | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 3,766 tonnes | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 4,628 tonnes | +22.9% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 4,628 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5 tonnes, 13.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 4,628 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 367 tonnes, 12.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,056 tonnes | 2,415 tonnes | 4,233 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,612 tonnes | 3,035 tonnes | 4,905 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,231 tonnes | 3,113 tonnes | 5,148 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,315 tonnes | 3,766 tonnes | 4,673 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Egypt?
- Insecticide use in Egypt was 4,628 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5,148 tonnes in 2011.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,415 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Egypt rank for insecticide use?
- Egypt ranks 25th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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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Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.