Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eswatini
Eswatini: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 333 t in 2024. ▬ Flat
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eswatini, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 333 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Eswatini peaked at 487 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59 t, in 2009.
Eswatini ranks 85th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 270 t | — |
| 1991 | 272 t | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 277 t | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 282 t | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 285 t | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 288 t | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 289 t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 271 t | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 265 t | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 219 t | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 212 t | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 174 t | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 292 t | +67.8% |
| 2003 | 372 t | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 487 t | +30.9% |
| 2005 | 415 t | -14.8% |
| 2006 | 313 t | -24.6% |
| 2007 | 155 t | -50.5% |
| 2008 | 67 t | -56.8% |
| 2009 | 59 t | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 151 t | +155.9% |
| 2011 | 177 t | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 171 t | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 133 t | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 149 t | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 165 t | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 191 t | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 240 t | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 287 t | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 316 t | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 341 t | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 352 t | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 350 t | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 333 t | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 333 t | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 333 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 86% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 333 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +155.9% | 59 t | 151 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271.8 t | 219 t | 289 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 254.6 t | 59 t | 487 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 198 t | 133 t | 316 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 341.8 t | 333 t | 352 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 82 Dominican Republic 356 t compare
- 83 Switzerland 355 t compare
- 84 Fiji 344 t compare
- 85 Madagascar 333 t compare
- 87 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 330 t compare
- 88 Rwanda 317 t compare
More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2772 % 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 -2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Eswatini?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Eswatini was 333 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 487 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 t in 2009.
- How does Eswatini rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Eswatini ranks 85th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eswatini 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).