Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Western Africa
Western Africa: Pesticides (total) — Export quantity was 9,712 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 9,712 t for pesticides (total) — export quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export quantity in Western Africa peaked at 19,197 t in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4,199 t, in 2011.
Western Africa ranks 32nd 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,162 t | — |
| 1991 | 5,179 t | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4,925 t | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 6,526 t | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 6,373 t | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 6,689 t | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 6,371 t | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 10,733 t | +68.5% |
| 1998 | 9,333 t | -13.0% |
| 1999 | 10,572 t | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 5,448 t | -48.5% |
| 2001 | 4,949 t | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 6,798 t | +37.4% |
| 2003 | 4,929 t | -27.5% |
| 2004 | 7,127 t | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 6,767 t | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 6,502 t | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 5,603 t | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 4,923 t | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 6,937 t | +40.9% |
| 2010 | 4,392 t | -36.7% |
| 2011 | 4,199 t | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5,763 t | +37.2% |
| 2013 | 7,214 t | +25.2% |
| 2014 | 6,856 t | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 6,035 t | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 8,495 t | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 19,197 t | +126.0% |
| 2018 | 9,105 t | -52.6% |
| 2019 | 8,431 t | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 8,196 t | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 10,547 t | +28.7% |
| 2022 | 9,021 t | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 9,125 t | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 9,712 t | +6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export quantity in Western Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +126.0% | 8,495 t | 19,197 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,186 t | 4,925 t | 10,733 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,998 t | 4,923 t | 7,127 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,969 t | 4,199 t | 19,197 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,320 t | 8,196 t | 10,547 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 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
- 33 Republic of Korea 27,900 t compare
- 34 Slovenia 26,904 t compare
- 35 Japan 26,095 t compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 355,916 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 18,051 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 79,324 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export quantity in Western Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — export quantity in Western Africa was 9,712 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 19,197 t in 2017.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export quantity recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,199 t in 2011.
- How does Western Africa rank for pesticides (total) — export quantity?
- Western Africa ranks 32nd out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export quantity rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.