Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Zambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Zambia stood at 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 103.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Zambia peaked at 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Zambia 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, 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 value, per square kilometre in Zambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0018 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0019 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0029 1000 USD per square kilometre | +89.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0016 1000 USD per square kilometre | -43.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | +65.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0028 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | +141.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -91.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1822.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0054 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0137 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0172 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0207 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0248 1000 USD per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0235 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0246 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0369 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0339 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0475 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0593 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1043 1000 USD per square kilometre | +75.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0734 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0643 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0959 1000 USD per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0575 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0778 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0979 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0951 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0995 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1168 1000 USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1491 1000 USD per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1822.2% | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0076 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0114 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0229 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0093 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0369 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0773 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0475 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1043 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1287 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0995 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 132 Togo 0.1649 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 133 Australia 0.1589 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 134 Kyrgyzstan 0.1585 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 136 Comoros 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 137 Senegal 0.1477 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Ethiopia 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.39 % 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) 0 % 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 Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Zambia was 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1495 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Zambia ranks 135th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.