Pesticide use in Morocco

Morocco: Pesticide use was 13,697 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,697 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 211 countries
All-time high
15,064 tonnes
in 2004
All-time low
9,364 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticide use in Morocco, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 9.4k tonnes1991: 9.8k tonnes1992: 10.2k tonnes1993: 10.6k tonnes1994: 11.0k tonnes1995: 11.4k tonnes1996: 11.8k tonnes1997: 12.2k tonnes1998: 12.6k tonnes1999: 13.0k tonnes2000: 13.4k tonnes2001: 13.8k tonnes2002: 14.2k tonnes2003: 14.7k tonnes2004: 15.1k tonnes2005: 14.0k tonnes2006: 13.7k tonnes2007: 13.7k tonnes2008: 13.7k tonnes2009: 13.7k tonnes2010: 13.7k tonnes2011: 13.7k tonnes2012: 13.7k tonnes2013: 13.7k tonnes2014: 13.7k tonnes2015: 13.7k tonnes2016: 13.7k tonnes2017: 13.7k tonnes2018: 13.7k tonnes2019: 13.7k tonnes2020: 13.7k tonnes2021: 13.7k tonnes2022: 13.7k tonnes2023: 13.7k tonnes

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Morocco recorded 13,697 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticide use in Morocco peaked at 15,064 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 9,364 tonnes, in 1990.

That places Morocco 36th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,196 tonnes 9,364 tonnes 13,028 tonnes 10
2000s 14,000 tonnes 13,435 tonnes 15,064 tonnes 10
2010s 13,697 tonnes 13,697 tonnes 13,697 tonnes 10
2020s 13,697 tonnes 13,697 tonnes 13,697 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 33 Bolivia 15,785 tonnes compare
  2. 34 Bangladesh 15,506 tonnes compare
  3. 35 Nicaragua 15,040 tonnes compare
  4. 37 Guatemala 12,982 tonnes compare
  5. 38 Myanmar 11,749 tonnes compare
  6. 39 Egypt 11,635 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticide use in Morocco?
Pesticide use in Morocco was 13,697 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 pesticide use recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 15,064 tonnes in 2004.
What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 9,364 tonnes in 1990.
How does Morocco rank for pesticide use?
Morocco ranks 36th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticide 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticide 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

Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.