Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.64 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Southern 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 Southern Africa stood at 0.64 kg/cap.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Africa peaked at 0.66 kg/cap in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.36 kg/cap, in 1994.
That places Southern Africa 10th out of 25 groups 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 Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.39 kg/cap | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.38 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.37 kg/cap | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.36 kg/cap | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.39 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 0.41 kg/cap | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.44 kg/cap | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.49 kg/cap | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.52 kg/cap | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.54 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.52 kg/cap | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.54 kg/cap | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.53 kg/cap | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.54 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.56 kg/cap | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 0.53 kg/cap | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.54 kg/cap | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.59 kg/cap | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.57 kg/cap | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.59 kg/cap | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.58 kg/cap | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.59 kg/cap | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.61 kg/cap | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.64 kg/cap | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.62 kg/cap | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.59 kg/cap | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.64 kg/cap | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.63 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.62 kg/cap | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.66 kg/cap | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.66 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.65 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.64 kg/cap | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.64 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.415 kg/cap | 0.36 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.546 kg/cap | 0.52 kg/cap | 0.59 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.611 kg/cap | 0.58 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.65 kg/cap | 0.64 kg/cap | 0.66 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
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- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Southern 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.66 kg/cap in 2020.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.36 kg/cap in 1994.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Southern Africa ranks 10th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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).