Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 93,577 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa is 93,577 t, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 19.5% on the previous year and up 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa peaked at 98,842 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16,541 t, in 1990.
That places Southern Africa 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, 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) — Import quantity in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,541 t | — |
| 1991 | 16,541 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19,445 t | +17.6% |
| 1993 | 21,876 t | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 23,151 t | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 25,383 t | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 30,079 t | +18.5% |
| 1997 | 29,172 t | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 28,219 t | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 27,113 t | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 25,536 t | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 29,117 t | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 23,526 t | -19.2% |
| 2003 | 26,499 t | +12.6% |
| 2004 | 37,918 t | +43.1% |
| 2005 | 31,279 t | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 36,346 t | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 38,375 t | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 40,652 t | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 37,822 t | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 48,980 t | +29.5% |
| 2011 | 62,466 t | +27.5% |
| 2012 | 57,988 t | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 68,073 t | +17.4% |
| 2014 | 70,053 t | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 70,059 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68,521 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 77,966 t | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 83,680 t | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 77,930 t | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 87,995 t | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 87,862 t | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 98,842 t | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 78,283 t | -20.8% |
| 2024 | 93,577 t | +19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,752 t | 16,541 t | 30,079 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,707 t | 23,526 t | 40,652 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,572 t | 48,980 t | 83,680 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,312 t | 78,283 t | 98,842 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 27.42 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Southern Africa was 93,577 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?
- The highest recorded value was 98,842 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,541 t in 1990.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Southern Africa ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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.