Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.16 kg/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern 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 Northern Africa stood at 0.16 kg/cap.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern Africa peaked at 0.26 kg/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.14 kg/cap, in 2015.
That places Northern Africa 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.26 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.23 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 1992 | 0.18 kg/cap | -21.7% |
| 1993 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.19 kg/cap | +11.8% |
| 1996 | 0.16 kg/cap | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.15 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.15 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 kg/cap | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.16 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.16 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.17 kg/cap | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.18 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.19 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.17 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.22 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2 kg/cap | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.19 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.17 kg/cap | -10.5% |
| 2015 | 0.14 kg/cap | -17.6% |
| 2016 | 0.15 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.14 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.17 kg/cap | +21.4% |
| 2019 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.14 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.15 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.16 kg/cap | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.181 kg/cap | 0.15 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.172 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.173 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.152 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 0.16 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Northern Africa was 0.16 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 kg/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 kg/cap in 2015.
- How does Northern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Northern Africa ranks 21st out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern 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).