Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita was 0.0037 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in South Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.0037 1000 USD per person for pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0059 1000 USD per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per person, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 48th of 175 countries on this measure, 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 value, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +96.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +61.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -26.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +11.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +33.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +16.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -28.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +47.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +9.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -10.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +38.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -31.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +21.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +30.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +25.4% |
| 1990 | 0.002 1000 USD per person | +189.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +35.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | +31.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -36.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +24.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | +14.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 1000 USD per person | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 1000 USD per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0024 1000 USD per person | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 1000 USD per person | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | +25.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.005 1000 USD per person | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0042 1000 USD per person | +17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | -8.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0037 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per person, 13.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0037 1000 USD per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 1000 USD per person, 615.5× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +189.4% | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 0.002 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0045 1000 USD per person | 0.0031 1000 USD per person | 0.0059 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | 0.0037 1000 USD per person | 0.0052 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.4366 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in South Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per capita in South Africa was 0.0037 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0059 1000 USD per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per person in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 175 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Export value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.