Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,128 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia is 4,128 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Ethiopia peaked at 4,128 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 242 t, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 64th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 242 t | — |
| 1994 | 242 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 242 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 383 t | +58.3% |
| 1997 | 383 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 383 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 493 t | +28.7% |
| 2000 | 602 t | +22.1% |
| 2001 | 630 t | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 823 t | +30.6% |
| 2003 | 1,015 t | +23.3% |
| 2004 | 1,208 t | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 1,401 t | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 2,603 t | +85.8% |
| 2007 | 2,594 t | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,271 t | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 3,699 t | +62.9% |
| 2010 | 4,128 t | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,128 t | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 4,128 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 6.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 4,128 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 4.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 338.29 t | 242 t | 493 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 1,685 t | 602 t | 3,699 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,128 t | 4,128 t | 4,128 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,128 t | 4,128 t | 4,128 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 77.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Ethiopia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Ethiopia was 4,128 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,128 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 242 t in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Ethiopia ranks 64th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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).