Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eswatini
Eswatini: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,214 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Eswatini, 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 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for Eswatini
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 25.26 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 49.85 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 16 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 58.14 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 83.52 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.7 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20.38 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 14.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 177 1000 ha (2024)
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
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).