Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Zambia
Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production was 1.31 g/Int$ in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in g/Int$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Zambia is 1.31 g/Int$, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 35.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Zambia peaked at 1.73 g/Int$ in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.97 g/Int$, in 2023.
That places Zambia 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per value of agricultural production in Zambia, year by year
| Year | g/Int$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.99 g/Int$ | — |
| 2005 | 1.6 g/Int$ | +61.6% |
| 2006 | 1.65 g/Int$ | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 1.73 g/Int$ | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.69 g/Int$ | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.36 g/Int$ | -19.5% |
| 2010 | 1.22 g/Int$ | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 1.19 g/Int$ | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.2 g/Int$ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.24 g/Int$ | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.21 g/Int$ | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.43 g/Int$ | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.36 g/Int$ | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.15 g/Int$ | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.21 g/Int$ | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.26 g/Int$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.16 g/Int$ | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.11 g/Int$ | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.18 g/Int$ | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.97 g/Int$ | -17.8% |
| 2024 | 1.31 g/Int$ | +35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 g/Int$ | 0.99 g/Int$ | 0.99 g/Int$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.61 g/Int$ | 1.36 g/Int$ | 1.73 g/Int$ | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.25 g/Int$ | 1.15 g/Int$ | 1.43 g/Int$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 g/Int$ | 0.97 g/Int$ | 1.31 g/Int$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 61 Gabon 1.33 g/Int$ compare
- 62 France 1.32 g/Int$ compare
- 64 Republic of Korea 1.26 g/Int$ compare
- 65 Philippines 1.21 g/Int$ compare
- 66 Colombia 1.2 g/Int$ compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0047 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -96.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Zambia?
- Pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production in Zambia was 1.31 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 g/Int$ in 2007.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 g/Int$ in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production?
- Zambia ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per value of agricultural production rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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).