Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.12 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 0.12 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.14 kg/ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.06 kg/ha, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.14 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.14 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 0.08 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.12 kg/ha | +20.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.14 kg/ha | 0.14 kg/ha | 0.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.14 kg/ha | 0.14 kg/ha | 0.14 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 kg/ha | 0.06 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.084 kg/ha | 0.06 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 0.35 kg/ha compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.33 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.12 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.14 kg/ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 kg/ha in 2018.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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).