Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 3.24 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern 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 Southern Africa is 3.24 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Africa peaked at 3.28 kg/ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.18 kg/ha, in 1993.
Southern Africa ranks 7th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.24 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 1.23 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg/ha | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.18 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 1.18 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.26 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 1.34 kg/ha | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.47 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 1.64 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 1.75 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.84 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 1.79 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.9 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 1.88 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1.96 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.08 kg/ha | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 2.1 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 2.13 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2.31 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.29 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.41 kg/ha | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.48 kg/ha | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.58 kg/ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.73 kg/ha | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 2.85 kg/ha | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.87 kg/ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.72 kg/ha | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 3 kg/ha | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 2.96 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 3.06 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 3.23 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 3.28 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.25 kg/ha | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.23 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3.24 kg/ha | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 kg/ha | 1.18 kg/ha | 1.75 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.03 kg/ha | 1.79 kg/ha | 2.31 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 kg/ha | 2.41 kg/ha | 3.06 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 kg/ha | 3.23 kg/ha | 3.28 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 4 Republic of Moldova 3.36 kg/ha compare
- 4 Turks and Caicos Islands 28.04 kg/ha compare
- 5 Saint Lucia 27.62 kg/ha compare
- 5 Wallis and Futuna Islands 2.96 kg/ha compare
- 6 Djibouti 25.69 kg/ha compare
- 6 Türkiye 2.21 kg/ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.01 kg/ha compare
- 7 Maldives 23.67 kg/ha compare
- 8 Seychelles 23.16 kg/ha compare
- 9 Trinidad and Tobago 22 kg/ha compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.19 kg/ha compare
- 10 Andorra 21.06 kg/ha compare
- 10 Melanesia 1.18 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Southern Africa was 3.24 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 kg/ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Southern Africa ranks 7th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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).