Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Somalia
Somalia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 205 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Somalia stood at 205 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 93.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Somalia peaked at 205 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1998.
Somalia ranks 112th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1 t | 0 t | 16 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.3 t | 8 t | 46 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7 t | 38 t | 170 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 203.8 t | 199 t | 205 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More environment data for Somalia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.7 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 43,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Somalia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Somalia was 205 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 205 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1998.
- How does Somalia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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).