Insecticide use in Tunisia
Tunisia: Insecticide use was 510 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Tunisia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Tunisia is 510 tonnes, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Tunisia peaked at 560 tonnes in 2019 and was at its lowest, 145 tonnes, in 1990.
That places Tunisia 76th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 145 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 187 tonnes | +29.0% |
| 1999 | 194 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 225 tonnes | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 220 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 184 tonnes | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 203 tonnes | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 252 tonnes | +24.1% |
| 2005 | 238 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 206 tonnes | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 217 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 283 tonnes | +30.4% |
| 2009 | 239 tonnes | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 347 tonnes | +45.2% |
| 2011 | 341 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 491 tonnes | +44.0% |
| 2013 | 393 tonnes | -20.0% |
| 2014 | 441 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 449 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 500 tonnes | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 426 tonnes | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 512 tonnes | +20.2% |
| 2019 | 560 tonnes | +9.4% |
| 2020 | 544 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 526 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 518 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 510 tonnes | -1.5% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 510 tonnes is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5 tonnes, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 510 tonnes is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 367 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.1 tonnes | 145 tonnes | 194 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.7 tonnes | 184 tonnes | 283 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 446 tonnes | 341 tonnes | 560 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 524.5 tonnes | 510 tonnes | 544 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Tunisia?
- Insecticide use in Tunisia was 510 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 560 tonnes in 2019.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 145 tonnes in 1990.
- How does Tunisia rank for insecticide use?
- Tunisia ranks 76th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.