Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Niger
Niger: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 26 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Niger is 26 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Niger peaked at 62 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 2009.
That places Niger 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49 t | 22 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2 t | 7 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8 t | 11 t | 48 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 t | 20 t | 35 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 155 Guinea 27 t compare
- 155 North Macedonia 27 t compare
- 155 Yemen 27 t compare
- 159 Equatorial Guinea 25 t compare
- 159 Seychelles 25 t compare
- 161 Montenegro 24 t compare
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Niger?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Niger was 26 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 62 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Niger ranks 158th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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).