Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cameroon
Cameroon: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.21 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Cameroon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.21 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 70.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cameroon peaked at 1.36 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 116th out of 187 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) — Use per area of cropland in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.31 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.21 kg/ha | -32.3% |
| 1992 | 0.26 kg/ha | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 0.17 kg/ha | -34.6% |
| 1994 | 0.09 kg/ha | -47.1% |
| 1995 | 0.01 kg/ha | -88.9% |
| 1996 | 0.03 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 kg/ha | +200.0% |
| 1998 | 0.04 kg/ha | -55.6% |
| 1999 | 0.09 kg/ha | +125.0% |
| 2000 | 0.08 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.31 kg/ha | +210.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.35 kg/ha | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 0.31 kg/ha | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 0.38 kg/ha | +22.6% |
| 2007 | 0.39 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.36 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.32 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.45 kg/ha | +40.6% |
| 2011 | 0.51 kg/ha | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.52 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.59 kg/ha | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.71 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.75 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.62 kg/ha | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 0.91 kg/ha | +46.8% |
| 2018 | 0.94 kg/ha | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 1.05 kg/ha | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 1.36 kg/ha | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 1.26 kg/ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.36 kg/ha | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 1.22 kg/ha | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 1.21 kg/ha | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.13 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.291 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.705 kg/ha | 0.45 kg/ha | 1.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.28 kg/ha | 1.21 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Cameroon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0014 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cameroon?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Cameroon was 1.21 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Cameroon ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).