Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Congo
Congo: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 8 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Congo recorded 8 t for herbicides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Congo peaked at 69 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3 t, in 2016.
That places Congo 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 t | — |
| 1991 | 6 t | +50.0% |
| 1992 | 11 t | +83.3% |
| 1993 | 25 t | +127.3% |
| 1994 | 44 t | +76.0% |
| 1995 | 60 t | +36.4% |
| 1996 | 68 t | +13.3% |
| 1997 | 69 t | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 67 t | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 65 t | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 63 t | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 60 t | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 55 t | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 50 t | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 44 t | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 37 t | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 29 t | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 19 t | -34.5% |
| 2008 | 13 t | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 8 t | -38.5% |
| 2010 | 5 t | -37.5% |
| 2011 | 4 t | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3 t | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 t | +33.3% |
| 2021 | 7 t | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 8 t | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 9 t | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 8 t | -11.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 8 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 467 t, 2% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 8 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317.5 t, 3% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +127.3% | 11 t | 25 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9 t | 4 t | 69 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.8 t | 8 t | 63 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7 t | 3 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2 t | 4 t | 9 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 164 Guam 9 t compare
- 164 New Caledonia 9 t compare
- 167 Cook Islands 7 t compare
- 168 Andorra 6 t compare
- 168 Bahamas 6 t compare
- 168 China, Macao SAR 6 t compare
- 168 Greenland 6 t compare
- 168 Sao Tome and Principe 6 t compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Congo?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Congo was 8 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 69 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 t in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Congo ranks 166th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).