Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Niger
Niger: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 26 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Niger stood at 26 t.
That represents a change of down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Niger peaked at 62 t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7 t, in 2009.
Niger ranks 186th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49 t | 22 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.2 t | 7 t | 62 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8 t | 11 t | 48 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 t | 20 t | 35 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 184 Kiribati 33 t compare
- 185 Eritrea 28 t compare
- 187 Palau 25 t compare
- 188 Côte d'Ivoire 23 t compare
- 188 Faroe Islands 23 t compare
More environment data for Niger
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.51 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 269.24 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 30 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 22.72 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 61.74 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 28,782 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.24 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 113.64 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 38.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 17,723 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Niger?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Niger was 26 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 62 t in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 t in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Niger ranks 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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).