Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 43,218 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 43,218 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern Africa peaked at 43,920 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 22,019 t, in 1998.
That places Northern Africa 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33,486 t | — |
| 1991 | 30,159 t | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 24,997 t | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 22,045 t | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 23,388 t | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 26,335 t | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 22,803 t | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 22,331 t | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 22,019 t | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 22,557 t | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 23,265 t | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 24,476 t | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 25,658 t | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 28,045 t | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 30,168 t | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 28,657 t | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 31,051 t | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 30,757 t | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 34,150 t | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 32,051 t | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 34,493 t | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 41,181 t | +19.4% |
| 2012 | 43,920 t | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 42,231 t | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 39,100 t | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 33,171 t | -15.2% |
| 2016 | 36,592 t | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 33,664 t | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 40,780 t | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 41,665 t | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 40,716 t | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 39,401 t | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 38,272 t | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 40,868 t | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 43,218 t | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,012 t | 22,019 t | 33,486 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,828 t | 23,265 t | 34,150 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,680 t | 33,171 t | 43,920 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,495 t | 38,272 t | 43,218 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Northern Africa was 43,218 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43,920 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,019 t in 1998.
- How does Northern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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).