Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Congo
Congo: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.28 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Congo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per capita in Congo is 0.28 kg/cap, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 17.6% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Congo peaked at 0.34 kg/cap in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 1990.
That places Congo 112th out of 208 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.061 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.111 kg/cap | 0.1 kg/cap | 0.12 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.129 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.26 kg/cap | 0.13 kg/cap | 0.34 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 110 Lebanon 0.31 kg/cap compare
- 111 Gabon 0.29 kg/cap compare
- 113 Kuwait 0.27 kg/cap compare
- 114 Dominican Republic 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 114 Kiribati 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 114 Palestine 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 114 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.25 kg/cap compare
- 114 Caribbean 0.25 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Congo
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 1,193 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 173 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 37 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 140 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 5,330 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 3,258 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 5,867 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 6,120 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Congo?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Congo was 0.28 kg/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.34 kg/cap in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does Congo rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Congo ranks 112th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per capita. 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).