Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Kenya
Kenya: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 6,953 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 6,953 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kenya peaked at 6,953 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 444 t, in 1990.
That places Kenya 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 2,153 t | 444 t | 3,965 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,954 t | 1,665 t | 2,193 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,650 t | 2,758 t | 6,587 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,893 t | 5,110 t | 6,953 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 54 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 7,793 t compare
- 55 Hungary 7,412 t compare
- 56 Republic of Moldova 6,979 t compare
- 58 Israel 6,370 t compare
- 59 Algeria 6,067 t compare
- 60 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5,856 t compare
More environment data for Kenya
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 38,000 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 5,640 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 4,761 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 14,322 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 9,974 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 201,769 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 222,025 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kenya?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Kenya was 6,953 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 6,953 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 444 t in 1990.
- How does Kenya rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Kenya ranks 57th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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).