Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 12,496 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa stood at 12,496 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa peaked at 12,496 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4,590 t, in 1994.
That places Southern Africa 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 5,212 t | 4,590 t | 6,755 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,343 t | 6,803 t | 8,078 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,271 t | 8,242 t | 10,293 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,529 t | 11,116 t | 12,496 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa was 12,496 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12,496 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,590 t in 1994.
- How does Southern Africa rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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).