Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sudan
Sudan: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,083 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sudan stood at 4,083 t.
The figure is up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sudan peaked at 5,487 t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2,380 t, in 2017.
That places Sudan 66th 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 13 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sudan, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2,469 t | — |
| 2013 | 2,666 t | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 2,862 t | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 3,058 t | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 3,254 t | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 2,380 t | -26.9% |
| 2018 | 5,487 t | +130.5% |
| 2019 | 4,083 t | -25.6% |
| 2020 | 4,083 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,083 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,083 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4,083 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4,083 t | +0.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 4,083 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 6.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 4,083 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 4.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +130.5% | 2,380 t | 5,487 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3,282 t | 2,380 t | 5,487 t | 8 |
| 2020s | 4,083 t | 4,083 t | 4,083 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More environment data for Sudan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -15.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2472 % 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 -0.03 % 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 Sudan?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Sudan was 4,083 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 5,487 t in 2018.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,380 t in 2017.
- How does Sudan rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Sudan ranks 66th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan 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).