Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 44,230 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 44,230 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nigeria peaked at 57,638 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 949 t, in 1993.
That places Nigeria 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 4,377 t | 949 t | 9,992 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,636 t | 3,880 t | 18,096 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,426 t | 26,751 t | 53,954 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 51,859 t | 44,230 t | 57,638 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.74 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 331.2 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,300 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.64 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 35.85 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,172 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 11.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 7,852 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 52.96 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 37,184 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nigeria?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Nigeria was 44,230 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57,638 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 949 t in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Nigeria ranks 18th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).