Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)

Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 84,127 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
84,127 t
Change on year
up 22.0%
Rank
37th
of 47 groups
All-time high
91,531 t
in 2022
All-time low
97.81 t
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 97.8 t1991: 97.8 t1992: 97.8 t1993: 97.8 t1994: 97.8 t1995: 97.8 t1996: 97.8 t1997: 97.8 t1998: 97.8 t1999: 97.8 t2000: 21.8k t2001: 18.3k t2002: 18.6k t2003: 20.6k t2004: 35.1k t2005: 25.8k t2006: 31.3k t2007: 34.4k t2008: 37.6k t2009: 34.0k t2010: 45.4k t2011: 56.6k t2012: 54.6k t2013: 63.6k t2014: 66.5k t2015: 68.0k t2016: 61.7k t2017: 72.8k t2018: 80.3k t2019: 74.5k t2020: 83.5k t2021: 78.1k t2022: 91.5k t2023: 69.0k t2024: 84.1k t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) stood at 84,127 t.

That represents a change of up 22.0% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 91,531 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.81 t, in 1990.

Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 37th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 97.81 t
1991 97.81 t +0.0%
1992 97.81 t +0.0%
1993 97.81 t +0.0%
1994 97.81 t +0.0%
1995 97.81 t +0.0%
1996 97.81 t +0.0%
1997 97.81 t +0.0%
1998 97.81 t +0.0%
1999 97.81 t +0.0%
2000 21,811 t +22198.7%
2001 18,318 t -16.0%
2002 18,593 t +1.5%
2003 20,618 t +10.9%
2004 35,129 t +70.4%
2005 25,757 t -26.7%
2006 31,348 t +21.7%
2007 34,379 t +9.7%
2008 37,572 t +9.3%
2009 33,953 t -9.6%
2010 45,422 t +33.8%
2011 56,576 t +24.6%
2012 54,634 t -3.4%
2013 63,592 t +16.4%
2014 66,484 t +4.5%
2015 67,985 t +2.3%
2016 61,654 t -9.3%
2017 72,814 t +18.1%
2018 80,305 t +10.3%
2019 74,529 t -7.2%
2020 83,492 t +12.0%
2021 78,071 t -6.5%
2022 91,531 t +17.2%
2023 68,983 t -24.6%
2024 84,127 t +22.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 97.81 t 97.81 t 97.81 t 10
2000s 27,748 t 18,318 t 37,572 t 10
2010s 64,399 t 45,422 t 80,305 t 10
2020s 81,241 t 68,983 t 91,531 t 5

Countries ranked near Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)

  1. 34 Hungary 61,098 t compare
  2. 35 Malaysia 59,615 t compare
  3. 36 China, Taiwan Province of 54,152 t compare
  4. 37 Chile 53,267 t compare
  5. 38 Iraq 53,260 t compare
  6. 39 Czechia 53,058 t compare
  7. 40 Peru 49,856 t compare

See the full ranking of 282 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 84,127 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
The highest recorded value was 91,531 t in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
The lowest recorded value was 97.81 t in 1990.
How does Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 37th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern 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) — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
282 places, 9,599 data points, 1990–2024
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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.