Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 404 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded 404 t for rodenticides — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa peaked at 799 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 223 t, in 1995.
Eastern Africa ranks 9th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 351 t | — |
| 1991 | 368 t | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 335 t | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 313 t | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 323 t | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 223 t | -31.0% |
| 1996 | 751 t | +236.8% |
| 1997 | 742 t | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 715 t | -3.6% |
| 1999 | 696 t | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 677 t | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 650 t | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 670 t | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 647 t | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 627 t | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 575 t | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 570 t | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 590 t | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 694 t | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 762 t | +9.8% |
| 2010 | 799 t | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 673 t | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 585 t | -13.1% |
| 2013 | 481 t | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 436 t | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 404 t | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 395 t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 377 t | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 387 t | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 391 t | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 400 t | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 398 t | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 397 t | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 399 t | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 404 t | +1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Eastern Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +236.8% | 223 t | 751 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 481.7 t | 223 t | 751 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 646.2 t | 570 t | 762 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 492.8 t | 377 t | 799 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 399.6 t | 397 t | 404 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 26 t compare
- 6 Russian Federation 326 t compare
- 7 Haiti 322 t compare
- 7 Türkiye 14 t compare
- 8 Cambodia 313 t compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 7 t compare
- 9 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5 t compare
- 9 Zambia 310 t compare
- 10 Morocco 295 t compare
- 10 Timor-Leste 1 t compare
- 10 Caribbean 377 t compare
- 11 Bosnia and Herzegovina 251 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 t compare
- 11 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 t
- 11 Republic of Moldova 0 t compare
- 11 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 t
- 11 Polynesia 0 t compare
- 12 Namibia 141 t compare
More environment data for Eastern Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 107,047 million USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 97,059 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 4.52 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 17.47 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 11.13 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Eastern Africa was 404 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 799 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 223 t in 1995.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Eastern Africa ranks 9th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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).