Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Namibia
Namibia: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 141 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 141 t for rodenticides — agricultural use in 2024.
The figure is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Namibia peaked at 192 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 41 t, in 2004.
That places Namibia 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 67 t | — |
| 1991 | 69 t | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 72 t | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 76 t | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 79 t | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 81 t | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 82 t | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 82 t | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 82 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 82 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 189 t | +130.5% |
| 2001 | 192 t | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 180 t | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 57 t | -68.3% |
| 2004 | 41 t | -28.1% |
| 2005 | 51 t | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 58 t | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 68 t | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 83 t | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 85 t | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 94 t | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 82 t | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 88 t | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 111 t | +26.1% |
| 2014 | 118 t | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 133 t | +12.7% |
| 2016 | 115 t | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 123 t | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 119 t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 130 t | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 144 t | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 166 t | +15.3% |
| 2022 | 170 t | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 155 t | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 141 t | -9.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 141 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 t, 47.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 141 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t, 141.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +130.5% | 82 t | 189 t |
| 2003 | -68.3% | 180 t | 57 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.2 t | 67 t | 82 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.4 t | 41 t | 192 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.3 t | 82 t | 133 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 155.2 t | 141 t | 170 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 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
- 13 Gambia 108 t compare
- 14 Benin 106 t compare
- 15 Seychelles 72 t compare
More environment data for Namibia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.319 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.979 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Namibia?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Namibia was 141 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 192 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 t in 2004.
- How does Namibia rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Namibia ranks 12th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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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).