Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 12,650 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 12,650 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa peaked at 12,650 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,317 t, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 16th of 25 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,659 t | — |
| 1991 | 3,494 t | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 2,510 t | -28.2% |
| 1993 | 2,317 t | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 3,160 t | +36.4% |
| 1995 | 3,347 t | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 3,394 t | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 3,134 t | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 3,241 t | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 3,364 t | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 3,154 t | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 3,132 t | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3,238 t | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 3,065 t | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 3,174 t | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3,457 t | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 4,430 t | +28.1% |
| 2007 | 4,672 t | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 4,618 t | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 4,398 t | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 5,288 t | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 5,557 t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 6,260 t | +12.7% |
| 2013 | 7,164 t | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 7,466 t | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7,920 t | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 7,966 t | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8,146 t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 8,176 t | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8,490 t | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 8,646 t | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8,789 t | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 10,796 t | +22.8% |
| 2023 | 12,046 t | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 12,650 t | +5.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +36.4% | 2,317 t | 3,160 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,162 t | 2,317 t | 3,659 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,734 t | 3,065 t | 4,672 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,243 t | 5,288 t | 8,490 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,585 t | 8,646 t | 12,650 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 13 Timor-Leste 96 t compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 11,363 t compare
- 14 Australia 11,060 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 12 t compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3 t compare
- 15 Spain 10,955 t compare
- 16 Italy 9,765 t compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2 t compare
- 17 South Africa 9,344 t compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 1 t compare
- 18 Cambodia 8,628 t compare
- 19 Morocco 7,775 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa was 12,650 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,650 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,317 t in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Eastern Africa ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Africa 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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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).