Insecticide use in Egypt
Egypt: Insecticide use was 4,628 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.