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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 953 t | — |
| 1991 | 766 t | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 839 t | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 981 t | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 900 t | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1,111 t | +23.4% |
| 1996 | 1,002 t | -9.8% |
| 1997 | 1,019 t | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1,028 t | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,056 t | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,020 t | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1,044 t | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,290 t | +23.6% |
| 2003 | 1,331 t | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 1,448 t | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,471 t | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,600 t | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 1,576 t | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,504 t | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1,464 t | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1,660 t | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1,714 t | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 1,653 t | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1,757 t | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1,879 t | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1,943 t | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,726 t | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 2,149 t | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 2,161 t | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2,305 t | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 2,737 t | +18.7% |
| 2021 | 2,936 t | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 3,234 t | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 3,194 t | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,040 t | -4.8% |
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
- 1 Indonesia 171,846 t compare
- 2 Brazil 142,126 t compare
- 2 Viet Nam 81,664 t compare
- 3 China 68,388 t compare
- 3 Türkiye 17,683 t compare
- 4 China, mainland 65,300 t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,600 t compare
- 5 Pakistan 26,702 t compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1,780 t compare
- 6 India 20,619 t compare
- 7 Germany 17,695 t compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 767 t compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 122.87 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 354,880 1000 USD (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 4th out of 17 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).