Pesticide use in Yemen

Yemen: Pesticide use was 1,504 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1,504 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 211 countries
All-time high
1,506 tonnes
in 2013
All-time low
98 tonnes
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pesticide use in Yemen, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 98 tonnes1991: 187 tonnes1992: 364 tonnes1993: 441 tonnes1994: 574 tonnes1995: 587 tonnes1996: 638 tonnes1997: 656 tonnes1998: 839 tonnes1999: 932 tonnes2000: 899 tonnes2001: 781 tonnes2002: 926 tonnes2003: 1.0k tonnes2004: 1.2k tonnes2005: 1.2k tonnes2006: 1.3k tonnes2007: 977 tonnes2008: 724 tonnes2009: 597 tonnes2010: 695 tonnes2011: 819 tonnes2012: 954 tonnes2013: 1.5k tonnes2014: 1.5k tonnes2015: 1.4k tonnes2016: 719 tonnes2017: 576 tonnes2018: 838 tonnes2019: 1.1k tonnes2020: 1.5k tonnes2021: 1.5k tonnes2022: 1.5k tonnes2023: 1.5k tonnes

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

Analysis

Yemen recorded 1,504 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023.

The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticide use in Yemen peaked at 1,506 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 98 tonnes, in 1990.

That places Yemen 101st 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 531.6 tonnes 98 tonnes 932 tonnes 10
2000s 965.8 tonnes 597 tonnes 1,269 tonnes 10
2010s 1,010 tonnes 576 tonnes 1,506 tonnes 10
2020s 1,504 tonnes 1,504 tonnes 1,504 tonnes 4

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 98 Jamaica 1,642 tonnes compare
  2. 99 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,626 tonnes compare
  3. 100 Switzerland 1,531 tonnes compare
  4. 102 Belize 1,496 tonnes compare
  5. 103 Togo 1,425 tonnes compare
  6. 104 Palestine 1,348 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 211 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticide use in Yemen?
Pesticide use in Yemen was 1,504 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 Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 1,506 tonnes in 2013.
What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 98 tonnes in 1990.
How does Yemen rank for pesticide use?
Yemen ranks 101st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is pesticide use rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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.