Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 2,210 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2,210 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 2,210 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 953 t, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,106 t | — |
| 1991 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,106 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,130 t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1,114 t | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 1,082 t | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 1,045 t | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 1,014 t | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 962 t | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 953 t | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1,369 t | +43.7% |
| 2023 | 1,821 t | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 2,210 t | +21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,106 t | 1,106 t | 1,106 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,106 t | 1,106 t | 1,106 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,092 t | 1,014 t | 1,130 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,463 t | 953 t | 2,210 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2,210 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2,210 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 953 t in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 9th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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).