Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Uganda
Uganda: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.98 kg/ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 81.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Uganda peaked at 0.98 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg/ha, in 1990.
That places Uganda 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.08 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.08 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 1996 | 0.11 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.13 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.16 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 1999 | 0.23 kg/ha | +43.8% |
| 2000 | 0.22 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.18 kg/ha | -18.2% |
| 2002 | 0.16 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.19 kg/ha | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 0.19 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.22 kg/ha | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 0.22 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.24 kg/ha | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 0.25 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 kg/ha | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.43 kg/ha | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.47 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.54 kg/ha | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6 kg/ha | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.59 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.59 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.56 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.58 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.54 kg/ha | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.61 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 0.73 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.92 kg/ha | +26.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 kg/ha | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.114 kg/ha | 0.08 kg/ha | 0.23 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.203 kg/ha | 0.16 kg/ha | 0.25 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.502 kg/ha | 0.3 kg/ha | 0.6 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.756 kg/ha | 0.54 kg/ha | 0.98 kg/ha | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 47.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.003 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 63.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Uganda?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg/ha in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Uganda ranks 124th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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).