Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mozambique
Mozambique: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.38 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Mozambique, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mozambique is 0.38 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 442.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mozambique peaked at 0.38 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/ha, in 1995.
That places Mozambique 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.02 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 1996 | 0.01 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.01 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 kg/ha | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.07 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.09 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.12 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.13 kg/ha | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.24 kg/ha | +84.6% |
| 2023 | 0.38 kg/ha | +58.3% |
| 2024 | 0.38 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.017 kg/ha | 0.01 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.071 kg/ha | 0.06 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.25 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 0.38 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 152 Albania 0.44 kg/ha compare
- 153 Kyrgyzstan 0.42 kg/ha compare
- 154 Sao Tome and Principe 0.41 kg/ha compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 0.38 kg/ha compare
- 157 Togo 0.34 kg/ha compare
- 158 Malawi 0.31 kg/ha compare
- 158 Northern Mariana Islands 0.31 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -29.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mozambique?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Mozambique was 0.38 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Mozambique rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Mozambique ranks 155th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 442.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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).