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 175th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Niger, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62 t | — |
| 1991 | 62 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 62 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 22 t | -64.5% |
| 1997 | 34 t | +54.5% |
| 1998 | 36 t | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 26 t | -27.8% |
| 2000 | 62 t | +138.5% |
| 2001 | 31 t | -50.0% |
| 2002 | 29 t | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 28 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 26 t | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 25 t | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 21 t | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 31 t | +47.6% |
| 2008 | 12 t | -61.3% |
| 2009 | 7 t | -41.7% |
| 2010 | 11 t | +57.1% |
| 2011 | 11 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21 t | +90.9% |
| 2013 | 28 t | +33.3% |
| 2014 | 35 t | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 41 t | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 48 t | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 33 t | -31.2% |
| 2018 | 18 t | -45.5% |
| 2019 | 22 t | +22.2% |
| 2020 | 20 t | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 35 t | +75.0% |
| 2022 | 26 t | -25.7% |
| 2023 | 26 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26 t | +0.0% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 26 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 4% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 26 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 3% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
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
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % 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 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 175th out of 200 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).