Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Namibia
Namibia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 1.22 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 1.22 kg/ha.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Namibia peaked at 1.64 kg/ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.35 kg/ha, in 2004.
Namibia ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.87 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.87 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.87 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.82 kg/ha | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 0.76 kg/ha | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7 kg/ha | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.61 kg/ha | +130.0% |
| 2001 | 1.64 kg/ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.54 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.49 kg/ha | -68.2% |
| 2004 | 0.35 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.43 kg/ha | +22.9% |
| 2006 | 0.49 kg/ha | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.59 kg/ha | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 0.71 kg/ha | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 0.74 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.81 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 0.71 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2012 | 0.76 kg/ha | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 kg/ha | +26.3% |
| 2014 | 1.02 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.15 kg/ha | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.99 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2017 | 1.06 kg/ha | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.03 kg/ha | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.12 kg/ha | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.24 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 kg/ha | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 1.46 kg/ha | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.34 kg/ha | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 1.22 kg/ha | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.769 kg/ha | 0.7 kg/ha | 0.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.859 kg/ha | 0.35 kg/ha | 1.64 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.961 kg/ha | 0.71 kg/ha | 1.15 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 kg/ha | 1.22 kg/ha | 1.46 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -22.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -29.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.2 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 6.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Namibia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Namibia was 1.22 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 kg/ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.35 kg/ha in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Namibia ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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).