Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Africa
Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 258,640 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Africa stood at 258,640 t. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Africa peaked at 258,640 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,045 t, in 1993.
Africa ranks 6th of 42 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66,924 t | 54,045 t | 75,639 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 93,070 t | 73,680 t | 114,218 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,770 t | 130,785 t | 217,674 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 242,900 t | 231,978 t | 258,640 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 29.81 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Africa was 258,640 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 258,640 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,045 t in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Africa ranks 6th out of 42 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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).