Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 16,126 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Northern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 16,126 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Northern Africa peaked at 17,547 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10,228 t, in 1993.
Northern Africa ranks 16th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,960 t | 10,228 t | 13,247 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,919 t | 12,446 t | 17,547 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,199 t | 12,777 t | 15,601 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,187 t | 14,349 t | 16,126 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Cropland — Area 49,899 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.41 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 789,689 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 787,239 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 218,303 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 218,215 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 432.96 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 6,535 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Northern Africa?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Northern Africa was 16,126 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 17,547 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,228 t in 1993.
- How does Northern Africa rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Northern Africa ranks 16th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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).