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 110th out of 216 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.
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
- 108 Jordan 250 t compare
- 109 China, Macao SAR 236 t compare
- 111 Gabon 206 t compare
- 112 Somalia 205 t compare
- 113 Saint Lucia 186 t compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.06 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 922 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 26.9 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.17 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 40.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 15.94 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,800 1000 ha (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 110th out of 216 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).