Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Namibia

Namibia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.33 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.33 kg/cap
Change on year
down 10.8%
World rank
103rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.73 kg/cap
in 2000
All-time low
0.15 kg/cap
in 2004
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024

0.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.42 kg/cap1991: 0.41 kg/cap1992: 0.39 kg/cap1993: 0.38 kg/cap1994: 0.37 kg/cap1995: 0.36 kg/cap1996: 0.35 kg/cap1997: 0.34 kg/cap1998: 0.33 kg/cap1999: 0.32 kg/cap2000: 0.73 kg/cap2001: 0.73 kg/cap2002: 0.67 kg/cap2003: 0.21 kg/cap2004: 0.15 kg/cap2005: 0.18 kg/cap2006: 0.2 kg/cap2007: 0.24 kg/cap2008: 0.28 kg/cap2009: 0.29 kg/cap2010: 0.31 kg/cap2011: 0.27 kg/cap2012: 0.28 kg/cap2013: 0.35 kg/cap2014: 0.36 kg/cap2015: 0.39 kg/cap2016: 0.33 kg/cap2017: 0.34 kg/cap2018: 0.32 kg/cap2019: 0.34 kg/cap2020: 0.37 kg/cap2021: 0.41 kg/cap2022: 0.41 kg/cap2023: 0.37 kg/cap2024: 0.33 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 Namibia is 0.33 kg/cap, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.73 kg/cap in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.15 kg/cap, in 2004.

Namibia ranks 103rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.367 kg/cap 0.32 kg/cap 0.42 kg/cap 10
2000s 0.368 kg/cap 0.15 kg/cap 0.73 kg/cap 10
2010s 0.329 kg/cap 0.27 kg/cap 0.39 kg/cap 10
2020s 0.378 kg/cap 0.33 kg/cap 0.41 kg/cap 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 100 Japan 0.35 kg/cap compare
  2. 101 Armenia 0.34 kg/cap compare
  3. 101 Slovenia 0.34 kg/cap compare
  4. 103 Cameroon 0.33 kg/cap compare
  5. 103 Philippines 0.33 kg/cap compare
  6. 103 Slovakia 0.33 kg/cap compare
  7. 103 Tunisia 0.33 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 Namibia?
Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Namibia was 0.33 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 0.73 kg/cap in 2000.
What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.15 kg/cap in 2004.
How does Namibia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
Namibia ranks 103rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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

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
Last refreshed

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).