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 103rd of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12 t | — |
| 1991 | 9 t | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 7 t | -22.2% |
| 1993 | 9 t | +28.6% |
| 1994 | 16 t | +77.8% |
| 1995 | 12 t | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 9 t | -25.0% |
| 1997 | 1 t | -88.9% |
| 1998 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 6 t | — |
| 2000 | 8 t | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 13 t | +62.5% |
| 2002 | 10 t | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 15 t | +50.0% |
| 2004 | 29 t | +93.3% |
| 2005 | 36 t | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 46 t | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 42 t | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 45 t | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 39 t | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 38 t | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 52 t | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 73 t | +40.4% |
| 2013 | 94 t | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 106 t | +12.8% |
| 2015 | 101 t | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 84 t | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 87 t | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 122 t | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 170 t | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 199 t | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 205 t | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 205 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 205 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 205 t | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 205 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 241 t, 85% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 205 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 65% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 103rd out of 200 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).