Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 41,918 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export quantity in Southern Africa is 41,918 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 53,678 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 20,035 t, in 1992.
That places Southern Africa 29th out of 47 groups 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.
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25,597 t | — |
| 1991 | 25,597 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 20,035 t | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 23,601 t | +17.8% |
| 1994 | 29,386 t | +24.5% |
| 1995 | 40,186 t | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 53,678 t | +33.6% |
| 1997 | 49,052 t | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 31,355 t | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 28,406 t | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 34,626 t | +21.9% |
| 2001 | 40,522 t | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 31,543 t | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 34,228 t | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 46,166 t | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 47,719 t | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 29,149 t | -38.9% |
| 2007 | 45,073 t | +54.6% |
| 2008 | 23,457 t | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 25,077 t | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 28,472 t | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 37,693 t | +32.4% |
| 2012 | 44,439 t | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 43,802 t | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 44,435 t | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 46,094 t | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 39,419 t | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 45,392 t | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 45,493 t | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 44,573 t | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 52,421 t | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 48,116 t | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 39,264 t | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 38,327 t | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 41,918 t | +9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,689 t | 20,035 t | 53,678 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,756 t | 23,457 t | 47,719 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,981 t | 28,472 t | 46,094 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,009 t | 38,327 t | 52,421 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 31 Singapore 33,230 t compare
- 32 China, Taiwan Province of 28,469 t compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Southern Africa was 41,918 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53,678 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,035 t in 1992.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.