Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.87 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 0.87 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Africa peaked at 0.9 kg/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.49 kg/ha, in 1997.
Northern Africa ranks 19th of 25 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.84 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.76 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.61 kg/ha | -19.7% |
| 1993 | 0.52 kg/ha | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 0.54 kg/ha | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.59 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5 kg/ha | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 0.49 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.49 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.52 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.55 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.58 kg/ha | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.66 kg/ha | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.61 kg/ha | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.66 kg/ha | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.65 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.72 kg/ha | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.67 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.71 kg/ha | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.85 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 0.87 kg/ha | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.81 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.68 kg/ha | -16.0% |
| 2016 | 0.74 kg/ha | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 0.67 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.81 kg/ha | +20.9% |
| 2019 | 0.85 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 0.82 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.79 kg/ha | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.77 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.82 kg/ha | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 0.87 kg/ha | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.584 kg/ha | 0.49 kg/ha | 0.84 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.622 kg/ha | 0.52 kg/ha | 0.72 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.789 kg/ha | 0.67 kg/ha | 0.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.814 kg/ha | 0.77 kg/ha | 0.87 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Northern Africa was 0.87 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 kg/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Northern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Northern Africa ranks 19th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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).