Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 5,119 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 5,119 t for pesticides (total) — export quantity in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 161.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Nigeria peaked at 6,893 t in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.09 t, in 1998.
That places Nigeria 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.97 t | — |
| 1991 | 87.97 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 84.68 t | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 327 t | +286.2% |
| 1994 | 457.78 t | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 588.56 t | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 712.26 t | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 360.67 t | -49.4% |
| 1998 | 9.09 t | -97.5% |
| 1999 | 128.16 t | +1310.5% |
| 2000 | 12 t | -90.6% |
| 2001 | 143.17 t | +1093.1% |
| 2002 | 274.35 t | +91.6% |
| 2003 | 405.52 t | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 536.69 t | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 667.87 t | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 799.04 t | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 930.21 t | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 661.56 t | -28.9% |
| 2009 | 1,210 t | +83.0% |
| 2010 | 1,636 t | +35.2% |
| 2011 | 731.92 t | -55.3% |
| 2012 | 1,283 t | +75.3% |
| 2013 | 4,072 t | +217.3% |
| 2014 | 1,960 t | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 1,630 t | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 372.59 t | -77.1% |
| 2017 | 4,447 t | +1093.5% |
| 2018 | 4,829 t | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 4,872 t | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,178 t | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 6,893 t | +65.0% |
| 2022 | 4,789 t | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 3,874 t | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 5,119 t | +32.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 5,119 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 94.71 t, 54.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 5,119 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.41 t, 332.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1310.5% | 9.09 t | 128.16 t |
| 2001 | +1093.1% | 12 t | 143.17 t |
| 2017 | +1093.5% | 372.59 t | 4,447 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 284.41 t | 9.09 t | 712.26 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 564.08 t | 12 t | 1,210 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,583 t | 372.59 t | 4,872 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,970 t | 3,874 t | 6,893 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Nigeria?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Nigeria was 5,119 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 6,893 t in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.09 t in 1998.
- How does Nigeria rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Nigeria ranks 55th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.