Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Kenya
Kenya: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 1,335 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Kenya, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Kenya stood at 1,335 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Kenya peaked at 1,335 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 134 t, in 1990.
That places Kenya 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 659 t | 134 t | 1,272 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 386.4 t | 326 t | 458 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 892.9 t | 530 t | 1,265 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,131 t | 981 t | 1,335 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.77 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 292.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 36.67 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 73.28 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 21,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.71 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,078 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 23.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 6,688 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Kenya?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Kenya was 1,335 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,335 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 134 t in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Kenya ranks 52nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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).