Insecticide use in Georgia
Georgia: Insecticide use was 288 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Georgia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Georgia recorded 288 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 37.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Georgia peaked at 459 tonnes in 1992 and was at its lowest, 86 tonnes, in 2016.
That places Georgia 98th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Georgia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 459 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 459 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 139 tonnes | -69.7% |
| 2016 | 86 tonnes | -38.1% |
| 2017 | 230 tonnes | +167.4% |
| 2018 | 305 tonnes | +32.6% |
| 2019 | 376 tonnes | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 213 tonnes | -43.4% |
| 2021 | 243 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 344 tonnes | +41.6% |
| 2023 | 288 tonnes | -16.3% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 288 tonnes is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 288 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 459 tonnes | 459 tonnes | 459 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 459 tonnes | 459 tonnes | 459 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 343.1 tonnes | 86 tonnes | 459 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 272 tonnes | 213 tonnes | 344 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Georgia?
- Insecticide use in Georgia was 288 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 459 tonnes in 1992.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86 tonnes in 2016.
- How does Georgia rank for insecticide use?
- Georgia ranks 98th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Georgia 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.