Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.19 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.19 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nigeria peaked at 0.27 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.01 kg/cap, in 1993.
Nigeria ranks 124th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.04 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.02 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 0.01 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 0.01 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.02 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1996 | 0.04 kg/cap | +100.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 kg/cap | +125.0% |
| 1998 | 0.08 kg/cap | -11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.07 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 0.03 kg/cap | -57.1% |
| 2001 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 0.07 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 0.11 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.09 kg/cap | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.06 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 2008 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.11 kg/cap | +57.1% |
| 2010 | 0.16 kg/cap | +45.5% |
| 2011 | 0.18 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.19 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.22 kg/cap | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 0.19 kg/cap | -13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.16 kg/cap | -15.8% |
| 2016 | 0.14 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2017 | 0.18 kg/cap | +28.6% |
| 2018 | 0.23 kg/cap | +27.8% |
| 2019 | 0.26 kg/cap | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.27 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.26 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.24 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.21 kg/cap | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 0.19 kg/cap | -9.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.19 kg/cap is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.16 kg/cap, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.19 kg/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 1.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.041 kg/cap | 0.01 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.072 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.191 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.234 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 0.27 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More environment data for Nigeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.78 % 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 0.4617 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nigeria?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Nigeria was 0.19 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.27 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Nigeria rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Nigeria ranks 124th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).