Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.64 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South 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 South Africa stood at 0.64 kg/cap.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.69 kg/cap in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.38 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places South Africa 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.41 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.4 kg/cap | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.39 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.38 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.43 kg/cap | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.47 kg/cap | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.53 kg/cap | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.56 kg/cap | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.57 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.54 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.57 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.56 kg/cap | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.57 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6 kg/cap | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.57 kg/cap | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.58 kg/cap | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.65 kg/cap | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 0.63 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.64 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.63 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.64 kg/cap | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.66 kg/cap | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.69 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.67 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.63 kg/cap | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.69 kg/cap | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 0.67 kg/cap | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.66 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.69 kg/cap | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.69 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.68 kg/cap | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.67 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.64 kg/cap | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.435 kg/cap | 0.38 kg/cap | 0.56 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.584 kg/cap | 0.54 kg/cap | 0.65 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.658 kg/cap | 0.63 kg/cap | 0.69 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.674 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | 0.69 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0126 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 42.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0047 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in South Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in South Africa was 0.64 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 kg/cap in 2014.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.38 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does South Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- South Africa ranks 57th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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).