Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 46,470 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 46,470 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Africa peaked at 46,581 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18,112 t, in 1994.
That places Southern Africa 18th out of 25 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,254 t | — |
| 1991 | 18,234 t | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 18,216 t | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 18,160 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 18,112 t | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 19,517 t | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 21,005 t | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 23,060 t | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 25,790 t | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 27,529 t | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 29,111 t | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 28,044 t | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 29,726 t | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 29,138 t | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 29,883 t | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 31,486 t | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 30,399 t | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 30,839 t | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 34,298 t | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 33,783 t | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 35,140 t | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 34,941 t | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 36,071 t | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 38,068 t | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 40,220 t | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 39,924 t | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 38,161 t | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 42,245 t | +10.7% |
| 2018 | 41,845 t | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 42,310 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45,306 t | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 46,581 t | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 46,426 t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46,268 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 46,470 t | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20,788 t | 18,112 t | 27,529 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 30,671 t | 28,044 t | 34,298 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,892 t | 34,941 t | 42,310 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,210 t | 45,306 t | 46,581 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Southern Africa was 46,470 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 46,581 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,112 t in 1994.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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).