Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Senegal
Senegal: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 576 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Senegal, 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 Senegal is 576 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Senegal peaked at 831 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163 t, in 2017.
That places Senegal 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 384 t | — |
| 1991 | 384 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 384 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 358 t | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 547 t | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 435 t | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 411 t | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 437 t | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 451 t | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 471 t | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 491 t | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 282 t | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 328 t | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 374 t | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 420 t | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 466 t | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 512 t | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 558 t | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 604 t | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 650 t | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 696 t | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 742 t | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 788 t | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 723 t | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 610 t | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 709 t | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 831 t | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 163 t | -80.4% |
| 2018 | 301 t | +84.7% |
| 2019 | 438 t | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 576 t | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 576 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 576 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 576 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 576 t | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 576 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,646 t, 35% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 576 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -80.4% | 831 t | 163 t |
| 2018 | +84.7% | 163 t | 301 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 426.2 t | 358 t | 547 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 468.5 t | 282 t | 650 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 600.1 t | 163 t | 831 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 576 t | 576 t | 576 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 125 Fiji 612 t compare
- 126 Gambia 602 t compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 578 t compare
- 129 Azerbaijan 543 t compare
- 130 Cayman Islands 538 t compare
- 131 Iraq 512 t compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.08 % 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 -0.1647 % 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 Senegal?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Senegal was 576 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 831 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 t in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Senegal ranks 128th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).