Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Congo, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.2% on the previous year and up 260.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Congo 145th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +55.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +181.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +187.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre | +143.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0032 1000 USD per square kilometre | +50.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | -60.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +214.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0104 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0116 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0141 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0101 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre | +238.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | +73.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0306 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0574 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 49% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +238.2% | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +214.2% | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0081 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0147 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0136 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0233 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 142 Oman 0.1044 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Iraq 0.078 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 144 Guyana 0.0729 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 146 Mozambique 0.066 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 147 Guinea 0.063 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 148 Algeria 0.0619 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0714 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 260.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.