Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Congo
Congo: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.69 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.69 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.5% on the previous year and up 111.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Congo peaked at 3.26 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Congo 82nd 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.09 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 1992 | 0.13 kg/ha | +44.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2 kg/ha | +53.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.46 kg/ha | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.49 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.52 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.56 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.64 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.68 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.71 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.75 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.78 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.82 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.77 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.84 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.85 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.04 kg/ha | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 1.09 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 1.28 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 1.36 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1.27 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 1.11 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8 kg/ha | -27.9% |
| 2017 | 0.74 kg/ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.75 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.88 kg/ha | +17.3% |
| 2020 | 1.13 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 2.21 kg/ha | +95.6% |
| 2022 | 2.81 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2023 | 3.26 kg/ha | +16.0% |
| 2024 | 2.69 kg/ha | -17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.323 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 0.56 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.744 kg/ha | 0.6 kg/ha | 0.85 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 kg/ha | 0.74 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 kg/ha | 1.13 kg/ha | 3.26 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Congo?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Congo was 2.69 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Congo ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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).