Pesticides (total) β Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Africa (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) β Import quantity was 884,359 t in 2024. β Volatile
Pesticides (total) β Import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Africa (excluding intra-trade) recorded 884,359 t for pesticides (total) β import quantity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) β import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 884,359 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 97,688 t, in 1993.
Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th of 28 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 124,088 t | 97,688 t | 178,091 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 213,254 t | 117,240 t | 337,443 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 545,543 t | 379,203 t | 692,764 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 822,787 t | 729,468 t | 884,359 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa (excluding intra-trade)
More environment data for Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) β Import value 3.40 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 75,981 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Import quantity 3.77 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) β Export quantity 7.12 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Import quantity 737,848 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Export quantity 10.30 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Export quantity 250,521 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Export quantity 9,495 t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. β Import value 329,547 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) β import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Pesticides (total) β import quantity in Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 884,359 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) β import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 884,359 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) β import quantity recorded in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 97,688 t in 1993.
- How does Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) β import quantity?
- Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 5th out of 28 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) β import quantity rising or falling in Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa (excluding intra-trade) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) β Import 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.