Insecticide use in Palestine
Palestine: Insecticide use was 255 tonnes in 2023. ▬ Flat
Insecticide use in Palestine, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 255 tonnes for insecticide use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Palestine peaked at 255 tonnes in 2006 and was at its lowest, 250 tonnes, in 2004.
That places Palestine 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 252 tonnes | 252 tonnes | 252 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 252.8 tonnes | 250 tonnes | 255 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 255 tonnes | 255 tonnes | 255 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 255 tonnes | 255 tonnes | 255 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More reference data data for Palestine
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.26 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.02 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1468 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (1947)
- Consumer price index 209.56 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.266 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (1947)
- Democracy 0 (1947)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (1947)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Palestine?
- Insecticide use in Palestine was 255 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 255 tonnes in 2006.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 tonnes in 2004.
- How does Palestine rank for insecticide use?
- Palestine ranks 103rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.