Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eritrea
Eritrea: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 28 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eritrea is 28 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eritrea peaked at 31 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4 t, in 1993.
That places Eritrea 185th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 t | 4 t | 31 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.7 t | 25 t | 28 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 28 t | 28 t | 28 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 t | 28 t | 28 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 182 Angola 40 t compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 40 t compare
- 184 Kiribati 33 t compare
- 186 Niger 26 t compare
- 187 Palau 25 t compare
- 188 Côte d'Ivoire 23 t compare
- 188 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.12 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 21.59 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 83 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 57.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 90.89 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 6,900 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1.36 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 9.09 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 690 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eritrea?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eritrea was 28 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 31 t in 1997.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 t in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Eritrea ranks 185th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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).