Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre was 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Zambia is 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 116.7% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1975.
That places Zambia 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2023, 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 value, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -67.7% |
| 1975 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -90.0% |
| 1977 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 1980 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -83.3% |
| 1988 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3953.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +89.1% |
| 1999 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -93.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +337.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +258.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +88.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | +82.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | +320.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -75.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +207.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +216.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +102.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +116.7% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, 10.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre in Zambia 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 | +3953.1% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1980s | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 113 Togo 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 114 Sri Lanka 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 115 Kazakhstan 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 117 Seychelles 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 118 Dominica 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 119 Bangladesh 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % 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) 0 % 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 Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0062 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1975.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 116th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — export value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.