Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Africa
Africa: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 2,091 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Africa stood at 2,091 t.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Africa peaked at 2,325 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1,354 t, in 1993.
Africa ranks 4th of 25 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,763 t | 1,354 t | 2,141 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,938 t | 1,434 t | 2,325 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,808 t | 1,425 t | 2,249 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,113 t | 2,091 t | 2,140 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More environment data for Africa
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 3.23 kg/ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.99 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 3.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.45 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.69 kg/cap (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 29.15 % (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 93.76 USD (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.30 million t (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 5.61 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 17,555 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Africa?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Africa was 2,091 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,325 t in 2004.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,354 t in 1993.
- How does Africa rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 25 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rodenticides — Agricultural Use. 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).