Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Comoros
Comoros: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 21 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Comoros, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Comoros stood at 21 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Comoros peaked at 21 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2004.
Comoros ranks 154th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Comoros, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 t | — |
| 1991 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 t | — |
| 2006 | 1 t | — |
| 2007 | 1 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 t | +200.0% |
| 2009 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2010 | 8 t | +60.0% |
| 2011 | 8 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 t | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 5 t | -28.6% |
| 2014 | 3 t | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 5 t | +66.7% |
| 2016 | 5 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 t | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 7 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 2020 | 11 t | +22.2% |
| 2021 | 12 t | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 2023 | 18 t | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 21 t | +16.7% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 21 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 5% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 21 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 7% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 t | 1 t | 1 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4 t | 0 t | 5 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4 t | 3 t | 9 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4 t | 11 t | 21 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
More environment data for Comoros
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.264 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.33 % 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 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Comoros?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Comoros was 21 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 21 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2004.
- How does Comoros rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Comoros ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).