Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Africa
Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Africa recorded 0.83 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Africa peaked at 0.83 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.25 kg/ha, in 1993.
Africa ranks 20th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.36 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.34 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.28 kg/ha | -17.6% |
| 1993 | 0.25 kg/ha | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 0.27 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.29 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.31 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.32 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.33 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.32 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.31 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.34 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.36 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.39 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.39 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.39 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.42 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.43 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.48 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.53 kg/ha | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 0.56 kg/ha | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.58 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.55 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.53 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.58 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.66 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.73 kg/ha | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 0.77 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.79 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.75 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.81 kg/ha | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.83 kg/ha | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.305 kg/ha | 0.25 kg/ha | 0.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.375 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 0.43 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.58 kg/ha | 0.48 kg/ha | 0.73 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.79 kg/ha | 0.75 kg/ha | 0.83 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production 29.81 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 652,409 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 66.41 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 38.75 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 26.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Africa was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.83 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Africa ranks 20th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).