Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Somalia
Somalia: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.66 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 0.66 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Somalia peaked at 0.66 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/ha, in 1997.
That places Somalia 144th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.03 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.04 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg/ha | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0 kg/ha | -100.0% |
| 1998 | 0 kg/ha | — |
| 1999 | 0.01 kg/ha | — |
| 2000 | 0.02 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.02 kg/ha | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.04 kg/ha | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.11 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 0.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.12 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.11 kg/ha | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.17 kg/ha | +54.5% |
| 2012 | 0.24 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2013 | 0.29 kg/ha | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.33 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.32 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.27 kg/ha | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 0.28 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.39 kg/ha | +39.3% |
| 2019 | 0.55 kg/ha | +41.0% |
| 2020 | 0.64 kg/ha | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.66 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.66 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.019 kg/ha | 0 kg/ha | 0.04 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.07 kg/ha | 0.02 kg/ha | 0.12 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.295 kg/ha | 0.11 kg/ha | 0.55 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.656 kg/ha | 0.64 kg/ha | 0.66 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 141 Russian Federation 0.78 kg/ha compare
- 142 Algeria 0.71 kg/ha compare
- 143 Saudi Arabia 0.7 kg/ha compare
- 145 Tonga 0.65 kg/ha compare
- 146 Nepal 0.6 kg/ha compare
- 147 Tajikistan 0.59 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Somalia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Somalia was 0.66 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/ha in 1997.
- How does Somalia rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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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About this data
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).