Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Use per capita was 0.2 kg/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per capita in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/cap.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 0.2 kg/cap for pesticides (total) — use per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.25 kg/cap in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.08 kg/cap, in 1995.
That places Zambia 117th out of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.154 kg/cap | 0.08 kg/cap | 0.21 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.236 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.246 kg/cap | 0.23 kg/cap | 0.25 kg/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.208 kg/cap | 0.2 kg/cap | 0.22 kg/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 114 Gambia, The 0.22 kg/cap compare
- 114 Myanmar 0.22 kg/cap compare
- 116 Djibouti 0.21 kg/cap compare
- 117 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.2 kg/cap compare
- 117 Malta 0.2 kg/cap compare
- 120 Luxembourg 0.19 kg/cap compare
- 120 Nigeria 0.19 kg/cap compare
- 120 Sweden 0.19 kg/cap compare
- 120 Tonga 0.19 kg/cap compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 952 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 292 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 128 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 86 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 52,192 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 51,634 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 16,320 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per capita in Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per capita in Zambia was 0.2 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 kg/cap in 2008.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 kg/cap in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — use per capita?
- Zambia ranks 117th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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).