Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.02 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.02 kg/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 17 countries
All-time high
0.03 kg/cap
in 1990
All-time low
0.01 kg/cap
in 2013
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024

0.010.0150.020.0250.031990200720241990: 0.03 kg/cap1991: 0.03 kg/cap1992: 0.03 kg/cap1993: 0.03 kg/cap1994: 0.03 kg/cap1995: 0.02 kg/cap1996: 0.02 kg/cap1997: 0.02 kg/cap1998: 0.02 kg/cap1999: 0.02 kg/cap2000: 0.02 kg/cap2001: 0.02 kg/cap2002: 0.02 kg/cap2003: 0.02 kg/cap2004: 0.02 kg/cap2005: 0.02 kg/cap2006: 0.02 kg/cap2007: 0.02 kg/cap2008: 0.02 kg/cap2009: 0.02 kg/cap2010: 0.02 kg/cap2011: 0.02 kg/cap2012: 0.02 kg/cap2013: 0.01 kg/cap2014: 0.01 kg/cap2015: 0.01 kg/cap2016: 0.01 kg/cap2017: 0.01 kg/cap2018: 0.01 kg/cap2019: 0.01 kg/cap2020: 0.01 kg/cap2021: 0.01 kg/cap2022: 0.01 kg/cap2023: 0.02 kg/cap2024: 0.02 kg/cap

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 0.02 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.03 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 2013.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2024.
Year kg/cap Change
1990 0.03 kg/cap
1991 0.03 kg/cap +0.0%
1992 0.03 kg/cap +0.0%
1993 0.03 kg/cap +0.0%
1994 0.03 kg/cap +0.0%
1995 0.02 kg/cap -33.3%
1996 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
1997 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
1998 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
1999 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2000 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2001 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2002 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2003 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2004 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2005 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2006 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2007 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2008 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2009 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2010 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2011 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2012 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%
2013 0.01 kg/cap -50.0%
2014 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2015 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2016 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2017 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2018 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2019 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2020 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2021 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2022 0.01 kg/cap +0.0%
2023 0.02 kg/cap +100.0%
2024 0.02 kg/cap +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.025 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 0.03 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.02 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.013 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.014 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap 0.02 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 12 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare
  2. 13 Australia and New Zealand 2.2 kg/cap compare
  3. 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
  4. 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
  5. 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
  6. 17 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1.98 kg/cap compare
  7. 18 Nicaragua 1.92 kg/cap compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.02 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.03 kg/cap in 1990.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 2013.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 15th out of 17 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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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Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita
Unit
kg/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 8,019 data points, 1990–2024
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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).