Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Togo
Togo: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.11 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Togo, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Togo stood at 0.11 kg/cap.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Togo peaked at 0.19 kg/cap in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 2011.
That places Togo 145th 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 Togo, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.09 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 0.08 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.04 kg/cap | -63.6% |
| 2006 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.04 kg/cap | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 0.02 kg/cap | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.05 kg/cap | +150.0% |
| 2013 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.12 kg/cap | +140.0% |
| 2015 | 0.16 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.17 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.18 kg/cap | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.19 kg/cap | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.18 kg/cap | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.18 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.13 kg/cap | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.08 kg/cap | -38.5% |
| 2024 | 0.11 kg/cap | +37.5% |
Togo compared with similar countries
- Togo's 0.11 kg/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.16 kg/cap, 69% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Togo's 0.11 kg/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 92% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Togo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +150.0% | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap |
| 2014 | +140.0% | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.12 kg/cap |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.057 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.062 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.115 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.19 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.136 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.18 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Togo
More environment data for Togo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.32 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.84 % 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 3.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Togo?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Togo was 0.11 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 Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 kg/cap in 2019.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 2011.
- How does Togo rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Togo ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Togo 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).