Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.46 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa stood at 0.46 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.46 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.12 kg/ha, in 1993.
Eastern Africa ranks 21st 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 Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.22 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 kg/ha | -31.8% |
| 1993 | 0.12 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.17 kg/ha | +41.7% |
| 1995 | 0.19 kg/ha | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.17 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1998 | 0.18 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.19 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.21 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.23 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.26 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.28 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.28 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.32 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.35 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.36 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.37 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.36 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.37 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.37 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.38 kg/ha | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.36 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.36 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.44 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.46 kg/ha | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.179 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.22 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.212 kg/ha | 0.19 kg/ha | 0.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.344 kg/ha | 0.28 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.404 kg/ha | 0.36 kg/ha | 0.46 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.3367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.8491 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 89,010 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Eastern Africa was 0.46 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.12 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Eastern Africa ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern 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).