Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.03 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.03 kg/cap
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
169th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.05 kg/cap
in 2010
All-time low
0 kg/cap
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024

00.010.020.030.040.051993200820241993: 0 kg/cap1994: 0 kg/cap1995: 0 kg/cap1996: 0.01 kg/cap1997: 0.01 kg/cap1998: 0.01 kg/cap1999: 0.01 kg/cap2000: 0.01 kg/cap2001: 0.01 kg/cap2002: 0.01 kg/cap2003: 0.01 kg/cap2004: 0.02 kg/cap2005: 0.02 kg/cap2006: 0.03 kg/cap2007: 0.03 kg/cap2008: 0.03 kg/cap2009: 0.04 kg/cap2010: 0.05 kg/cap2011: 0.04 kg/cap2012: 0.04 kg/cap2013: 0.04 kg/cap2014: 0.04 kg/cap2015: 0.04 kg/cap2016: 0.04 kg/cap2017: 0.04 kg/cap2018: 0.04 kg/cap2019: 0.04 kg/cap2020: 0.03 kg/cap2021: 0.03 kg/cap2022: 0.03 kg/cap2023: 0.03 kg/cap2024: 0.03 kg/cap

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 Ethiopia is 0.03 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.05 kg/cap in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1993.

That places Ethiopia 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0057 kg/cap 0 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap 7
2000s 0.021 kg/cap 0.01 kg/cap 0.04 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.041 kg/cap 0.04 kg/cap 0.05 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.03 kg/cap 0.03 kg/cap 0.03 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 169 India 0.03 kg/cap compare
  2. 169 Senegal 0.03 kg/cap compare
  3. 172 Madagascar 0.02 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 Ethiopia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Ethiopia was 0.03 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 Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 0.05 kg/cap in 2010.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1993.
How does Ethiopia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia 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).