Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
Western Africa (excluding intra-trade): Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 398,062 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) stood at 398,062 t.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) peaked at 449,505 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15,395 t, in 1993.
That places Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) 16th 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 Western Africa (excluding intra-trade), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27,392 t | — |
| 1991 | 26,997 t | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 16,116 t | -40.3% |
| 1993 | 15,395 t | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 16,687 t | +8.4% |
| 1995 | 23,254 t | +39.4% |
| 1996 | 31,854 t | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 43,528 t | +36.6% |
| 1998 | 79,777 t | +83.3% |
| 1999 | 35,789 t | -55.1% |
| 2000 | 23,880 t | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 31,859 t | +33.4% |
| 2002 | 37,250 t | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 57,750 t | +55.0% |
| 2004 | 71,267 t | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 80,107 t | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 95,485 t | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 70,704 t | -26.0% |
| 2008 | 150,639 t | +113.1% |
| 2009 | 177,099 t | +17.6% |
| 2010 | 164,459 t | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 198,042 t | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 216,354 t | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 214,493 t | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 277,124 t | +29.2% |
| 2015 | 213,144 t | -23.1% |
| 2016 | 219,228 t | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 285,513 t | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 327,160 t | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 325,189 t | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 449,505 t | +38.2% |
| 2021 | 399,451 t | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 341,830 t | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 378,343 t | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 398,062 t | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,679 t | 15,395 t | 79,777 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 79,604 t | 23,880 t | 177,099 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 244,071 t | 164,459 t | 327,160 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 393,438 t | 341,830 t | 449,505 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- 13 Nigeria 134,146 t compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 122,959 t compare
- 15 Spain 115,716 t compare
- 16 Poland 112,416 t compare
- 17 Ukraine 107,800 t compare
- 18 Philippines 106,413 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 105,511 t compare
More environment data for Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1.04 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 128.85 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 1.07 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.58 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 434,229 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 361,194 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity 39,628 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Export quantity 81,221 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export quantity 45.01 t (2024)
- Other nitrogenous fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 8,030 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) was 398,062 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The highest recorded value was 449,505 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,395 t in 1993.
- How does Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Western Africa (excluding intra-trade) ranks 16th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Western Africa (excluding intra-trade)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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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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.