Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Import quantity was 15,490 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import quantity in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 15,490 t for pesticides (total) — import quantity in 2024.
That represents a change of down 39.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import quantity in Zambia peaked at 25,481 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 736.43 t, in 1990.
That places Zambia 83rd out of 217 countries 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 736.43 t | — |
| 1991 | 736.43 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 736.43 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 736.43 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 736.43 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 736.43 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,695 t | +130.2% |
| 1997 | 1,965 t | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 1,833 t | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 1,790 t | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 1,922 t | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 2,498 t | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 1,795 t | -28.1% |
| 2003 | 1,330 t | -25.9% |
| 2004 | 2,711 t | +103.8% |
| 2005 | 3,241 t | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 7,438 t | +129.5% |
| 2007 | 3,368 t | -54.7% |
| 2008 | 4,462 t | +32.5% |
| 2009 | 4,648 t | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 6,648 t | +43.0% |
| 2011 | 9,392 t | +41.3% |
| 2012 | 16,522 t | +75.9% |
| 2013 | 10,430 t | -36.9% |
| 2014 | 10,966 t | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 11,158 t | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 9,795 t | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 13,257 t | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 16,691 t | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 16,204 t | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 16,958 t | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 13,640 t | -19.6% |
| 2022 | 15,422 t | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 25,481 t | +65.2% |
| 2024 | 15,490 t | -39.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 15,490 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9,887 t, 1.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 15,490 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5,618 t, 2.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,170 t | 736.43 t | 1,965 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,341 t | 1,330 t | 7,438 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,106 t | 6,648 t | 16,691 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,398 t | 13,640 t | 25,481 t | 5 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import quantity in Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — import quantity in Zambia was 15,490 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,481 t in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import quantity recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 736.43 t in 1990.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — import quantity?
- Zambia ranks 83rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — import quantity rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.