Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Africa
Africa: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 63,106 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Africa stood at 63,106 t.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Africa peaked at 73,672 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30,215 t, in 1992.
Africa ranks 27th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36,044 t | — |
| 1991 | 38,752 t | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 30,215 t | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 33,772 t | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 42,196 t | +24.9% |
| 1995 | 54,263 t | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 66,430 t | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 65,334 t | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 46,398 t | -29.0% |
| 1999 | 41,628 t | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 46,515 t | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 49,399 t | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 41,370 t | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 43,165 t | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 56,970 t | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 58,505 t | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 40,888 t | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 55,538 t | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 38,302 t | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 40,891 t | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 43,109 t | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 51,295 t | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 64,710 t | +26.2% |
| 2013 | 65,749 t | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 60,957 t | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 60,874 t | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 55,722 t | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 73,672 t | +32.2% |
| 2018 | 65,717 t | -10.8% |
| 2019 | 62,900 t | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 73,664 t | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 70,910 t | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 60,527 t | -14.6% |
| 2023 | 58,716 t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 63,106 t | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,503 t | 30,215 t | 66,430 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,154 t | 38,302 t | 58,505 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,471 t | 43,109 t | 73,672 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 65,385 t | 58,716 t | 73,664 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 24 Thailand 45,585 t compare
- 25 Belgium-Luxembourg 42,160 t compare
- 26 South Africa 41,842 t compare
- 27 Czechia 41,403 t compare
- 28 Canada 41,352 t compare
- 29 Costa Rica 38,594 t compare
- 30 Russian Federation 36,390 t compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 11.21 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 39.12 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 9.31 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Africa was 63,106 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 73,672 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,215 t in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Africa ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.