Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.22 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.22 kg/ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
165th
of 187 countries
All-time high
0.26 kg/ha
in 2010
All-time low
0.02 kg/ha
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

00.050.10.150.20.251993200820241993: 0.02 kg/ha1994: 0.02 kg/ha1995: 0.02 kg/ha1996: 0.04 kg/ha1997: 0.04 kg/ha1998: 0.04 kg/ha1999: 0.05 kg/ha2000: 0.06 kg/ha2001: 0.06 kg/ha2002: 0.08 kg/ha2003: 0.09 kg/ha2004: 0.09 kg/ha2005: 0.1 kg/ha2006: 0.18 kg/ha2007: 0.17 kg/ha2008: 0.16 kg/ha2009: 0.25 kg/ha2010: 0.26 kg/ha2011: 0.25 kg/ha2012: 0.25 kg/ha2013: 0.25 kg/ha2014: 0.24 kg/ha2015: 0.24 kg/ha2016: 0.24 kg/ha2017: 0.24 kg/ha2018: 0.23 kg/ha2019: 0.23 kg/ha2020: 0.22 kg/ha2021: 0.22 kg/ha2022: 0.22 kg/ha2023: 0.22 kg/ha2024: 0.22 kg/ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 0.22 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ethiopia peaked at 0.26 kg/ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/ha, in 1993.

Ethiopia ranks 165th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2024.
Year kg/ha Change
1993 0.02 kg/ha
1994 0.02 kg/ha +0.0%
1995 0.02 kg/ha +0.0%
1996 0.04 kg/ha +100.0%
1997 0.04 kg/ha +0.0%
1998 0.04 kg/ha +0.0%
1999 0.05 kg/ha +25.0%
2000 0.06 kg/ha +20.0%
2001 0.06 kg/ha +0.0%
2002 0.08 kg/ha +33.3%
2003 0.09 kg/ha +12.5%
2004 0.09 kg/ha +0.0%
2005 0.1 kg/ha +11.1%
2006 0.18 kg/ha +80.0%
2007 0.17 kg/ha -5.6%
2008 0.16 kg/ha -5.9%
2009 0.25 kg/ha +56.2%
2010 0.26 kg/ha +4.0%
2011 0.25 kg/ha -3.8%
2012 0.25 kg/ha +0.0%
2013 0.25 kg/ha +0.0%
2014 0.24 kg/ha -4.0%
2015 0.24 kg/ha +0.0%
2016 0.24 kg/ha +0.0%
2017 0.24 kg/ha +0.0%
2018 0.23 kg/ha -4.2%
2019 0.23 kg/ha +0.0%
2020 0.22 kg/ha -4.3%
2021 0.22 kg/ha +0.0%
2022 0.22 kg/ha +0.0%
2023 0.22 kg/ha +0.0%
2024 0.22 kg/ha +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0329 kg/ha 0.02 kg/ha 0.05 kg/ha 7
2000s 0.124 kg/ha 0.06 kg/ha 0.25 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.243 kg/ha 0.23 kg/ha 0.26 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.22 kg/ha 0.22 kg/ha 0.22 kg/ha 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 162 Serbia and Montenegro 0.27 kg/ha compare
  2. 163 India 0.24 kg/ha compare
  3. 164 Azerbaijan 0.23 kg/ha compare
  4. 165 Cuba 0.22 kg/ha compare
  5. 165 North Macedonia 0.22 kg/ha compare
  6. 168 Sierra Leone 0.2 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 229 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ethiopia?
Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Ethiopia was 0.22 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.26 kg/ha in 2010.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/ha in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
229 places, 7,792 data points, 1990–2024
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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).