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 69th of 216 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 4.65 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 858.16 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 768.4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 17.82 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 52.01 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 20,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.35 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2,057 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 42.65 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,400 1000 ha (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 69th out of 216 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).