Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic
Syrian Arab Republic: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland was 0.35 kilograms per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.35 kilograms per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.35 kilograms per hectare
in 2022
All-time low
0.15 kilograms per hectare
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per hectare.
Analysis
Syrian Arab Republic recorded 0.35 kilograms per hectare for pesticide use per hectare of cropland in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic peaked at 0.35 kilograms per hectare in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.15 kilograms per hectare, in 1990.
Syrian Arab Republic ranks 168th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic, year by year
| Year | kilograms per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | — |
| 1991 | 0.2 kilograms per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.24 kilograms per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 0.23 kilograms per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.19 kilograms per hectare | -17.4% |
| 1997 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kilograms per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.31 kilograms per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | -32.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 kilograms per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2 kilograms per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2004 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.26 kilograms per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kilograms per hectare | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 0.21 kilograms per hectare | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.25 kilograms per hectare | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.34 kilograms per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.241 kilograms per hectare | 0.15 kilograms per hectare | 0.32 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.236 kilograms per hectare | 0.18 kilograms per hectare | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.325 kilograms per hectare | 0.28 kilograms per hectare | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3425 kilograms per hectare | 0.33 kilograms per hectare | 0.35 kilograms per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Syrian Arab Republic
- 165 Kyrgyzstan 0.42 kilograms per hectare compare
- 166 Northern Mariana Islands 0.41 kilograms per hectare compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 0.39 kilograms per hectare compare
- 169 Comoros 0.34 kilograms per hectare compare
- 170 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.33 kilograms per hectare compare
- 171 Kazakhstan 0.3 kilograms per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Syrian Arab Republic
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.17 billion current US$ (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.85 current US$ per person (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2010)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 42.9% (2022)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2792 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2010)
- Rural population growth 3.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.15 million (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.81 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Pesticide use per hectare of cropland in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.35 kilograms per hectare 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 per hectare of cropland recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.35 kilograms per hectare in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticide use per hectare of cropland recorded in Syrian Arab Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kilograms per hectare in 1990.
- How does Syrian Arab Republic rank for pesticide use per hectare of cropland?
- Syrian Arab Republic ranks 168th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use per hectare of cropland rising or falling in Syrian Arab Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Syrian Arab Republic 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 per hectare of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average pesticide application per unit of cropland, measured in kilograms per hectare.