Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Western Africa
Western Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.25 kg/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Western 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 Western Africa stood at 0.25 kg/cap.
The figure is up 78.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Western Africa peaked at 0.26 kg/cap in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.02 kg/cap, in 1993.
That places Western Africa 16th out of 25 groups 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 Western Africa, year by year
| Year | kg/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.04 kg/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.03 kg/cap | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.02 kg/cap | -33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.03 kg/cap | +50.0% |
| 1995 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.05 kg/cap | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.05 kg/cap | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.03 kg/cap | -40.0% |
| 2001 | 0.03 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.04 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.05 kg/cap | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.07 kg/cap | +40.0% |
| 2005 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.07 kg/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.05 kg/cap | -28.6% |
| 2008 | 0.06 kg/cap | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 kg/cap | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.11 kg/cap | +37.5% |
| 2011 | 0.12 kg/cap | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.13 kg/cap | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.15 kg/cap | +15.4% |
| 2014 | 0.14 kg/cap | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 0.13 kg/cap | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.12 kg/cap | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.14 kg/cap | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.19 kg/cap | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 0.23 kg/cap | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 0.25 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.26 kg/cap | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.23 kg/cap | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 0.25 kg/cap | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.25 kg/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.04 kg/cap | 0.02 kg/cap | 0.06 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.055 kg/cap | 0.03 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.146 kg/cap | 0.11 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.248 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.26 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Africa
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 2.2 kg/cap compare
- 14 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2.17 kg/cap compare
- 15 Costa Rica 2.09 kg/cap compare
- 16 Bermuda 2.01 kg/cap compare
- 17 Sint Maarten 1.98 kg/cap compare
- 18 Nicaragua 1.92 kg/cap compare
- 19 Turks and Caicos Islands 1.9 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Western Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Western Africa was 0.25 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.26 kg/cap in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.02 kg/cap in 1993.
- How does Western Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Western Africa ranks 16th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Western 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).