Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Niger
Niger: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Niger stood at 0 kg/cap. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Niger peaked at 0.01 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 kg/cap, in 1996.
That places Niger 185th out of 192 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.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Niger, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 1997 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1998 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 1999 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2000 | 0.01 kg/cap | — |
| 2001 | 0 kg/cap | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2003 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2004 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2005 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2006 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2007 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2008 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2009 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2010 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2011 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2012 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2013 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2014 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2015 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2016 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2017 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2018 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2019 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2020 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2021 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2022 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2023 | 0 kg/cap | — |
| 2024 | 0 kg/cap | — |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0 kg/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.04 kg/cap. (20 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 0 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More environment data for Niger
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Niger?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Niger was 0 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg/cap in 1996.
- How does Niger rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Niger ranks 185th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Niger 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).