Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.2638 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
South Africa ranks 51st 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 square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.1% |
| 1975 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0111 1000 USD per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0163 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1981 | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1983 | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0138 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0186 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0663 1000 USD per square kilometre | +197.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0663 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0611 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1994 | 0.076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1041 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1391 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1271 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0812 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0736 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0897 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.11 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1176 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.107 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1133 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1189 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1352 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1796 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2282 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2638 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2288 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2104 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1682 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1996 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2193 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2224 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2581 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2631 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2095 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre, 11.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 802.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 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 | +197.6% | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0663 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0154 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.01 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0223 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0846 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0517 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1391 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1073 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0874 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1271 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1352 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2638 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2355 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2095 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2631 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 48 Norway 0.2668 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 Dominican Republic 0.2191 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 50 Cyprus 0.214 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Indonesia 0.2046 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Mexico 0.1931 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Djibouti 0.1897 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in South Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.2115 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2638 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 51st out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Export value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Export value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Export value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.