Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eswatini

Eswatini: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,214 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,214 t
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
111th
of 216 countries
All-time high
1,282 t
in 2021
All-time low
185 t
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eswatini, 1990–2024

2505007501.0k1.2k1990200720241990: 742 t1991: 742 t1992: 742 t1993: 742 t1994: 742 t1995: 742 t1996: 742 t1997: 693 t1998: 681 t1999: 567 t2000: 552 t2001: 453 t2002: 758 t2003: 963 t2004: 1.3k t2005: 1.1k t2006: 848 t2007: 439 t2008: 199 t2009: 185 t2010: 487 t2011: 590 t2012: 586 t2013: 462 t2014: 523 t2015: 582 t2016: 680 t2017: 863 t2018: 1.0k t2019: 1.1k t2020: 1.2k t2021: 1.3k t2022: 1.3k t2023: 1.2k t2024: 1.2k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eswatini is 1,214 t, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 132.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eswatini peaked at 1,282 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 185 t, in 2009.

Eswatini ranks 111th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 713.5 t 567 t 742 t 10
2000s 675.1 t 185 t 1,262 t 10
2010s 696.1 t 462 t 1,148 t 10
2020s 1,244 t 1,212 t 1,282 t 5

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 108 Kuwait 1,326 t compare
  2. 109 Mauritius 1,255 t compare
  3. 110 Botswana 1,249 t compare
  4. 112 Papua New Guinea 1,189 t compare
  5. 113 Nepal 1,175 t compare
  6. 114 Trinidad and Tobago 1,173 t compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eswatini?
Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Eswatini was 1,214 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 1,282 t in 2021.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 185 t in 2009.
How does Eswatini rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Eswatini ranks 111th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 132.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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).