Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Uganda
Uganda: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 11,293 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 11,293 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 99.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uganda peaked at 11,293 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 535 t, in 1990.
Uganda ranks 41st of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Uganda, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 535 t | — |
| 1991 | 535 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 535 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 535 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 571 t | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 781 t | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 783 t | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 927 t | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 1,138 t | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 1,612 t | +41.7% |
| 2000 | 1,634 t | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,403 t | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 1,281 t | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 1,340 t | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 1,646 t | +22.8% |
| 2005 | 1,712 t | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 2,038 t | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 2,080 t | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,239 t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2,445 t | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 2,990 t | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 3,658 t | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 4,324 t | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 4,883 t | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 5,655 t | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 6,298 t | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 6,284 t | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 6,304 t | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 6,038 t | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 6,240 t | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 6,027 t | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 7,027 t | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 8,343 t | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 10,543 t | +26.4% |
| 2024 | 11,293 t | +7.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 11,293 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 17.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 11,293 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 11.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 795.2 t | 535 t | 1,612 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,782 t | 1,281 t | 2,445 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,267 t | 2,990 t | 6,304 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,647 t | 6,027 t | 11,293 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uganda?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Uganda was 11,293 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 11,293 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 535 t in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Uganda ranks 41st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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).