Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 4,197 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zambia stood at 4,197 t.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zambia peaked at 4,348 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 716 t, in 1995.
That places Zambia 63rd out of 194 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 | 1,356 t | 716 t | 2,053 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,754 t | 2,180 t | 3,328 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,961 t | 3,455 t | 4,348 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,197 t | 4,197 t | 4,197 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 60 Belarus, Republic of 5,107 t compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 4,304 t compare
- 62 Greece 4,208 t compare
- 64 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 4,128 t compare
- 65 Sri Lanka 4,096 t compare
- 66 Sudan 4,083 t compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 952 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 292 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 52,192 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 51,634 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 16,320 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Zambia was 4,197 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,348 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 716 t in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).