Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia
Zambia: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 229 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 229 t for insecticides — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Zambia peaked at 476 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 229 t, in 2018.
That places Zambia 101st out of 200 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.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 427 t | — |
| 1991 | 427 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 427 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 427 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 427 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 244 t | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 476 t | +95.1% |
| 1997 | 472 t | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 468 t | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 464 t | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 460 t | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 456 t | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 451 t | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 447 t | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 443 t | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 439 t | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 435 t | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 431 t | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 427 t | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 423 t | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 419 t | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 415 t | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 410 t | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 406 t | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 402 t | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 398 t | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 394 t | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 390 t | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 229 t | -41.3% |
| 2019 | 229 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 229 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 229 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 229 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 229 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 229 t | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 229 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 386 t, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 229 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 72% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +95.1% | 244 t | 476 t |
| 1995 | -42.9% | 427 t | 244 t |
| 2018 | -41.3% | 390 t | 229 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 425.9 t | 244 t | 476 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 441.2 t | 423 t | 460 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 369.2 t | 229 t | 419 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 229 t | 229 t | 229 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 99 Jordan 250 t compare
- 100 China, Macao SAR 236 t compare
- 102 Gabon 206 t compare
- 103 Somalia 205 t compare
- 104 Saint Lucia 186 t compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Zambia?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Zambia was 229 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 476 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 229 t in 2018.
- How does Zambia rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Zambia ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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).