Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Uganda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 0.23 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.23 kg/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.03 kg/cap, in 1990.
That places Uganda 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.03 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 1996 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.04 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 0.07 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 2000 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 kg/cap | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.05 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 0.09 kg/cap | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.11 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 0.13 kg/cap | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 0.14 kg/cap | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.16 kg/cap | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.17 kg/cap | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 0.16 kg/cap | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 0.16 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.15 kg/cap | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 0.15 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.14 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 0.15 kg/cap | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.18 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 0.22 kg/cap | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 0.23 kg/cap | +4.5% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.23 kg/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.04 kg/cap, 5.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.23 kg/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.12 kg/cap, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.039 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.07 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.064 kg/cap | 0.05 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.142 kg/cap | 0.09 kg/cap | 0.17 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.184 kg/cap | 0.14 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More environment data for Uganda
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.255 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.23 % 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 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Uganda?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Uganda was 0.23 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 kg/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.03 kg/cap in 1990.
- How does Uganda rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Uganda ranks 114th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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).