Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 0.98 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.5% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nigeria peaked at 1.33 kg/ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Nigeria 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.11 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 kg/ha | -27.3% |
| 1992 | 0.05 kg/ha | -37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.03 kg/ha | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 kg/ha | +83.3% |
| 1997 | 0.26 kg/ha | +136.4% |
| 1998 | 0.24 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2 kg/ha | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1 kg/ha | -50.0% |
| 2001 | 0.11 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.17 kg/ha | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 0.23 kg/ha | +35.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3 kg/ha | +30.4% |
| 2005 | 0.36 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 0.32 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.23 kg/ha | -28.1% |
| 2008 | 0.27 kg/ha | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.42 kg/ha | +55.6% |
| 2010 | 0.62 kg/ha | +47.6% |
| 2011 | 0.73 kg/ha | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.81 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 kg/ha | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 0.86 kg/ha | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.73 kg/ha | -15.1% |
| 2016 | 0.61 kg/ha | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 0.81 kg/ha | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 kg/ha | +28.4% |
| 2019 | 1.24 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 kg/ha | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 1.33 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.19 kg/ha | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 1.06 kg/ha | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 0.98 kg/ha | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.117 kg/ha | 0.03 kg/ha | 0.26 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.251 kg/ha | 0.1 kg/ha | 0.42 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.843 kg/ha | 0.61 kg/ha | 1.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 1.33 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nigeria?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Nigeria was 0.98 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 kg/ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Nigeria ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).