Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.36 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Middle 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 Middle Africa stood at 0.36 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Middle Africa peaked at 0.39 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.09 kg/ha, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.16 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.13 kg/ha | -18.8% |
| 1992 | 0.14 kg/ha | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.12 kg/ha | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 1995 | 0.09 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.11 kg/ha | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.09 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 2003 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.18 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.17 kg/ha | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2 kg/ha | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.19 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.21 kg/ha | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.24 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.25 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.21 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2017 | 0.27 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.27 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.29 kg/ha | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.35 kg/ha | +20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.36 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.39 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 0.37 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.36 kg/ha | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.113 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 0.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.165 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.237 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 0.29 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 kg/ha | 0.35 kg/ha | 0.39 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 11 Grenada 21.02 kg/ha compare
- 11 Timor-Leste 0.83 kg/ha compare
- 12 Paraguay 20.59 kg/ha compare
- 13 Panama 19.97 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Middle Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Middle Africa was 0.36 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.39 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Middle Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Middle Africa ranks 12th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle 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).