Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chad
Chad: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 53 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chad, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chad is 53 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chad peaked at 60 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 44 t, in 2015.
Chad ranks 167th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60 t | — |
| 1991 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 60 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58 t | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 55 t | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 53 t | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52 t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 50 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 48 t | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 45 t | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 44 t | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 44 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 45 t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 46 t | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 48 t | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 49 t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 50 t | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 52 t | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 53 t | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 53 t | +0.0% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 53 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 53 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.2 t | 53 t | 60 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 53 t | 53 t | 53 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.5 t | 44 t | 53 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.4 t | 49 t | 53 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More environment data for Chad
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.44 % 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 5 % 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chad?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Chad was 53 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 60 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 44 t in 2015.
- How does Chad rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Chad ranks 167th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chad 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).