What is pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa?

Pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa was 482,084 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in South Africa?

The highest recorded value was 709,127 1000 USD in 2022.

What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in South Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 5,155 1000 USD in 1961.

How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — import value?

South Africa ranks 42nd out of 53 groups with data for 2024.

Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in South Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this South Africa data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Pesticides (total) — Import value in South Africa

Name: Pesticides (total) — Import value in South Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Import value was 482,084 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

482,084 1000 USD

Change on year

down 1.5%

Rank

42nd

of 53 groups

All-time high

709,127 1000 USD

in 2022

All-time low

5,155 1000 USD

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2024

Pesticides (total) — Import value in South Africa, 1961–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.

Analysis

The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa is 482,084 1000 USD, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa peaked at 709,127 1000 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5,155 1000 USD, in 1961.

South Africa ranks 42nd of 53 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6,479 1000 USD	5,155 1000 USD	7,778 1000 USD	9
1970s	29,802 1000 USD	9,475 1000 USD	49,216 1000 USD	10
1980s	58,646 1000 USD	43,285 1000 USD	91,115 1000 USD	10
1990s	86,623 1000 USD	52,934 1000 USD	115,473 1000 USD	10
2000s	152,656 1000 USD	92,392 1000 USD	238,790 1000 USD	10
2010s	379,571 1000 USD	284,482 1000 USD	465,680 1000 USD	10
2020s	542,684 1000 USD	481,657 1000 USD	709,127 1000 USD	5

Countries ranked near South Africa

39 Bangladesh 299,803 1000 USD compare
40 Caribbean 286,837 1000 USD compare
41 Czechia 282,181 1000 USD compare
42 Austria 263,539 1000 USD compare
43 Portugal 261,104 1000 USD compare
44 China, Taiwan Province of 257,347 1000 USD compare
45 Morocco 256,651 1000 USD compare

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More environment data for South Africa

Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 1.18 million t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 2.03 million t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 30,837 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 7,586 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 272,220 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 385,631 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 516,696 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 472,308 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa?: Pesticides (total) — import value in South Africa was 482,084 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in South Africa?: The highest recorded value was 709,127 1000 USD in 2022.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value recorded in South Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 5,155 1000 USD in 1961.
How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — import value?: South Africa ranks 42nd out of 53 groups with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — import value rising or falling in South Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this South Africa data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Pesticides (total) — Import value
Unit: 1000 USD
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 290 places, 15,378 data points, 1961–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.