Insecticide use in Morocco

Morocco: Insecticide use was 7,775 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,775 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 211 countries
All-time high
9,975 tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
3,633 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Insecticide use in Morocco, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1990200620231990: 3.6k tonnes1991: 4.1k tonnes1992: 4.5k tonnes1993: 4.9k tonnes1994: 5.3k tonnes1995: 5.7k tonnes1996: 6.2k tonnes1997: 6.6k tonnes1998: 7.0k tonnes1999: 7.4k tonnes2000: 7.8k tonnes2001: 8.3k tonnes2002: 8.7k tonnes2003: 9.1k tonnes2004: 9.5k tonnes2005: 10.0k tonnes2006: 7.8k tonnes2007: 7.8k tonnes2008: 7.8k tonnes2009: 7.8k tonnes2010: 7.8k tonnes2011: 7.8k tonnes2012: 7.8k tonnes2013: 7.8k tonnes2014: 7.8k tonnes2015: 7.8k tonnes2016: 7.8k tonnes2017: 7.8k tonnes2018: 7.8k tonnes2019: 7.8k tonnes2020: 7.8k tonnes2021: 7.8k tonnes2022: 7.8k tonnes2023: 7.8k tonnes

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 Morocco stood at 7,775 tonnes.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, insecticide use in Morocco peaked at 9,975 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3,633 tonnes, in 1990.

Morocco ranks 17th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,522 tonnes 3,633 tonnes 7,411 tonnes 10
2000s 8,443 tonnes 7,775 tonnes 9,975 tonnes 10
2010s 7,775 tonnes 7,775 tonnes 7,775 tonnes 10
2020s 7,775 tonnes 7,775 tonnes 7,775 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 14 South Africa 9,639 tonnes compare
  2. 15 Italy 9,206 tonnes compare
  3. 16 Mexico 8,536 tonnes compare
  4. 18 Malaysia 7,600 tonnes compare
  5. 19 United States 7,489 tonnes compare
  6. 20 Cambodia 7,178 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is insecticide use in Morocco?
Insecticide use in Morocco was 7,775 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 Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 9,975 tonnes in 2005.
What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 3,633 tonnes in 1990.
How does Morocco rank for insecticide use?
Morocco ranks 17th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is insecticide use rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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

Indicator
Insecticide use
Unit
tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
211 places, 7,015 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.