Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Senegal
Senegal: Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use was 41 t in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Senegal, 1992–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Senegal is 41 t, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 272.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Senegal peaked at 46 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 2015.
Senegal ranks 21st of 78 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 – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 t | — |
| 1993 | 6 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9 t | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 9 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 t | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 11 t | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 10 t | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 10 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8 t | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 11 t | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 46 t | +318.2% |
| 2014 | 20 t | -56.5% |
| 2015 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 1 t | — |
| 2017 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 41 t | — |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 41 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34 t, 1.2× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 41 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3 t, 13.7× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +318.2% | 11 t | 46 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.71 t | 6 t | 11 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 9 t | 8 t | 10 t | 2 |
| 2010s | 13 t | 0 t | 46 t | 6 |
| 2020s | 41 t | 41 t | 41 t | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 – carbamates — agricultural use in Senegal?
- Insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use in Senegal was 41 t in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 46 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use?
- Senegal ranks 21st out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is insecticides – carbamates — agricultural use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 272.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Carbamates — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).