Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Africa
Western Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 0.95 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Western Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Western Africa recorded 0.95 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Africa peaked at 0.95 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.05 kg/ha, in 1993.
That places Western Africa 17th out of 25 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.08 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.07 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/ha | -28.6% |
| 1994 | 0.07 kg/ha | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 0.08 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 0.12 kg/ha | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 1998 | 0.16 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.14 kg/ha | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.09 kg/ha | -35.7% |
| 2001 | 0.09 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.12 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.14 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.18 kg/ha | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.21 kg/ha | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.16 kg/ha | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.18 kg/ha | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.24 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.33 kg/ha | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.38 kg/ha | +15.2% |
| 2012 | 0.42 kg/ha | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.48 kg/ha | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.45 kg/ha | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.42 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.39 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.48 kg/ha | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.64 kg/ha | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.79 kg/ha | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.88 kg/ha | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.94 kg/ha | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.82 kg/ha | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.91 kg/ha | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 0.95 kg/ha | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.103 kg/ha | 0.05 kg/ha | 0.16 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.161 kg/ha | 0.09 kg/ha | 0.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.478 kg/ha | 0.33 kg/ha | 0.79 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 kg/ha | 0.82 kg/ha | 0.95 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.33 kg/ha compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 19.89 kg/ha compare
- 15 Costa Rica 19.7 kg/ha compare
- 15 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.12 kg/ha compare
- 16 Naoero 18.82 kg/ha compare
- 17 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.49 kg/ha compare
- 17 United Republic of Tanzania 0 kg/ha compare
- 18 Israel 18.08 kg/ha compare
- 19 China, Hong Kong SAR 18 kg/ha compare
- 20 Mauritius 16.79 kg/ha compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Western Africa was 0.95 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 kg/ha in 1993.
- How does Western Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Western Africa ranks 17th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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).