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 138th out of 216 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.
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
- 135 Fiji 612 t compare
- 136 Gambia 602 t compare
- 137 Kyrgyzstan 578 t compare
- 139 Azerbaijan 543 t compare
- 140 Cayman Islands 538 t compare
- 141 Iraq 512 t compare
More environment data for Senegal
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.07 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 120.1 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 418 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 58.87 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 5,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.87 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 82.56 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 40.26 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,830 1000 ha (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 138th out of 216 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).