Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use was 53 t in 2001. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Cameroon, 1990–2001
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 53 t for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in 2001.
The figure is up 130.4% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Cameroon peaked at 453 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1997.
That places Cameroon 36th out of 86 countries with data for 2001, putting it in the middle of the range.
Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — Agricultural Use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 453 t | — |
| 1991 | 74 t | -83.7% |
| 1992 | 131 t | +77.0% |
| 1996 | 9 t | -93.1% |
| 1997 | 0 t | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 31 t | — |
| 1999 | 26 t | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 23 t | -11.5% |
| 2001 | 53 t | +130.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 53 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 121 t, 44% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 53 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 53 t, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.43 t | 0 t | 453 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 38 t | 23 t | 53 t | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6539 % 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 0.4385 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Cameroon?
- Insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use in Cameroon was 53 t in 2001, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 453 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1997.
- How does Cameroon rank for insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use?
- Cameroon ranks 36th out of 86 countries with data for 2001.
- Is insecticides – organo-phosphates — agricultural use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides – Organo-phosphates — 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).