Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in South Africa
South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 83,709 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in South Africa stood at 83,709 t.
That represents a change of up 27.5% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in South Africa peaked at 87,815 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11,840 t, in 1990.
That places South Africa 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 19,375 t | 11,840 t | 25,828 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,602 t | 18,250 t | 37,870 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,533 t | 45,358 t | 74,850 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 77,829 t | 65,648 t | 87,815 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 24 Indonesia 87,349 t compare
- 25 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 86,505 t compare
- 26 Colombia 86,481 t compare
- 28 China, mainland 82,061 t compare
- 29 Cambodia 75,789 t compare
- 30 Bangladesh 70,740 t compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in South Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in South Africa was 83,709 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 87,815 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,840 t in 1990.
- How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- South Africa ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — 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.