Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 3,040 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Middle Africa is 3,040 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 61.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Middle Africa peaked at 3,234 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 766 t, in 1991.
Middle Africa ranks 23rd of 26 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 965.5 t | 766 t | 1,111 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,375 t | 1,020 t | 1,600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,895 t | 1,653 t | 2,305 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,028 t | 2,737 t | 3,234 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 270.89 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.38 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.84 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 661,321 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 649,682 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 160,685 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 24.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 21.98 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 35,315 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Middle Africa?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Middle Africa was 3,040 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,234 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 766 t in 1991.
- How does Middle Africa rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Middle Africa ranks 23rd out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 61.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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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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).