Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.78 g/Int$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa stood at 1.78 g/Int$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa peaked at 1.81 g/Int$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.19 g/Int$, in 1991.
That places Southern Africa 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.23 g/Int$ | — |
| 1991 | 1.19 g/Int$ | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 1.38 g/Int$ | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 g/Int$ | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 1.23 g/Int$ | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.48 g/Int$ | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 1.39 g/Int$ | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 1.41 g/Int$ | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 1.75 g/Int$ | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 1.73 g/Int$ | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.75 g/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.75 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.77 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1.72 g/Int$ | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.72 g/Int$ | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.72 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.7 g/Int$ | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.69 g/Int$ | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.69 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.71 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.71 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.73 g/Int$ | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.74 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.75 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.76 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.77 g/Int$ | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.79 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 1.81 g/Int$ | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.78 g/Int$ | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.78 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.78 g/Int$ | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4 g/Int$ | 1.19 g/Int$ | 1.75 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 g/Int$ | 1.69 g/Int$ | 1.77 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 g/Int$ | 1.7 g/Int$ | 1.77 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.79 g/Int$ | 1.78 g/Int$ | 1.81 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 1 Maldives 10.32 g/Int$ compare
- 1 Polynesia 5.43 g/Int$ compare
- 2 Paraguay 10.07 g/Int$ compare
- 2 Republic of Moldova 3.37 g/Int$ compare
- 3 Seychelles 9.36 g/Int$ compare
- 3 Viet Nam 2.91 g/Int$ compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.59 g/Int$ compare
- 4 China, Macao SAR 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 4 Saint Lucia 8.96 g/Int$ compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 0.93 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Grenada 8.28 g/Int$ compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.63 g/Int$ compare
- 7 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.52 g/Int$ compare
- 7 Samoa 8.01 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Southern Africa was 1.78 g/Int$ in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 g/Int$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 g/Int$ in 1991.
- How does Southern Africa rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Southern Africa ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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 value of agricultural production. 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).