Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 38,667 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 38,667 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eastern Africa peaked at 38,667 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6,461 t, in 1993.
That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,766 t | — |
| 1991 | 11,980 t | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 8,098 t | -32.4% |
| 1993 | 6,461 t | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 9,265 t | +43.4% |
| 1995 | 10,139 t | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 10,985 t | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 9,384 t | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 9,758 t | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 10,564 t | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 10,885 t | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 10,636 t | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 11,004 t | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 11,654 t | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 12,555 t | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 13,445 t | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 15,216 t | +13.2% |
| 2007 | 15,733 t | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 16,419 t | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 19,167 t | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 20,833 t | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 20,983 t | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 23,589 t | +12.4% |
| 2013 | 26,575 t | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 27,437 t | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 28,593 t | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 28,183 t | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 28,832 t | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 29,309 t | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 30,230 t | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 29,788 t | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 29,848 t | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 33,192 t | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 37,033 t | +11.6% |
| 2024 | 38,667 t | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,740 t | 6,461 t | 11,980 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 13,671 t | 10,636 t | 19,167 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,456 t | 20,833 t | 30,230 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,706 t | 29,788 t | 38,667 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.5287 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eastern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eastern Africa was 38,667 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 38,667 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,461 t in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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).