Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.07 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Middle Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Middle Africa stood at 0.07 kg/cap.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Middle Africa peaked at 0.08 kg/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 1996.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.05 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 1992 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.02 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1998 | 0.02 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.033 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.038 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.04 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.055 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.072 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 10 Antigua and Barbuda 2.61 kg/cap compare
- 11 Canada 2.57 kg/cap compare
- 12 Australia 2.41 kg/cap compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 2.2 kg/cap compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
- 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
- 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Middle Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.198 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 1.37 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 1,530 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 3,754 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 16.92 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Middle Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Middle Africa was 0.07 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.08 kg/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 1996.
- How does Middle Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Middle Africa ranks 13th out of 17 regions with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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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).