Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 26 t in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26 t
Change on year
up 18.2%
Rank
6th
of 15 regions
All-time high
31 t
in 1997
All-time low
10 t
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990–2024

10152025301990200720241990: 28 t1991: 28 t1992: 27 t1993: 27 t1994: 28 t1995: 28 t1996: 30 t1997: 31 t1998: 31 t1999: 31 t2000: 30 t2001: 30 t2002: 28 t2003: 26 t2004: 23 t2005: 21 t2006: 19 t2007: 19 t2008: 18 t2009: 18 t2010: 18 t2011: 16 t2012: 15 t2013: 13 t2014: 12 t2015: 11 t2016: 11 t2017: 10 t2018: 10 t2019: 10 t2020: 11 t2021: 11 t2022: 16 t2023: 22 t2024: 26 t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 26 t for rodenticides — agricultural use in 2024.

The figure is up 18.2% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 31 t in 1997 and was at its lowest, 10 t, in 2017.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990 to 2024.
Year t Change
1990 28 t
1991 28 t +0.0%
1992 27 t -3.6%
1993 27 t +0.0%
1994 28 t +3.7%
1995 28 t +0.0%
1996 30 t +7.1%
1997 31 t +3.3%
1998 31 t +0.0%
1999 31 t +0.0%
2000 30 t -3.2%
2001 30 t +0.0%
2002 28 t -6.7%
2003 26 t -7.1%
2004 23 t -11.5%
2005 21 t -8.7%
2006 19 t -9.5%
2007 19 t +0.0%
2008 18 t -5.3%
2009 18 t +0.0%
2010 18 t +0.0%
2011 16 t -11.1%
2012 15 t -6.2%
2013 13 t -13.3%
2014 12 t -7.7%
2015 11 t -8.3%
2016 11 t +0.0%
2017 10 t -9.1%
2018 10 t +0.0%
2019 10 t +0.0%
2020 11 t +10.0%
2021 11 t +0.0%
2022 16 t +45.5%
2023 22 t +37.5%
2024 26 t +18.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.9 t 27 t 31 t 10
2000s 23.2 t 18 t 30 t 10
2010s 12.6 t 10 t 18 t 10
2020s 17.2 t 11 t 26 t 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo

  1. 3 Nigeria 527 t compare
  2. 4 Kuwait 497 t compare
  3. 5 Libya 372 t compare
  4. 6 Russian Federation 326 t compare
  5. 7 Haiti 322 t compare
  6. 8 Cambodia 313 t compare
  7. 9 Zambia 310 t compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Rodenticides — agricultural use in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 26 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 31 t in 1997.
What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 10 t in 2017.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th out of 15 regions with data for 2024.
Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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Indicator
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
212 places, 7,191 data points, 1990–2024
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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).