Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 160 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, rodenticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa stood at 160 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa peaked at 211 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 72 t, in 2004.
Southern Africa ranks 13th of 24 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 93 t | — |
| 1991 | 94 t | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 97 t | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 100 t | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 103 t | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 105 t | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 107 t | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 106 t | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 106 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 103 t | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 210 t | +103.9% |
| 2001 | 211 t | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 205 t | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 85 t | -58.5% |
| 2004 | 72 t | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 76 t | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 78 t | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 81 t | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 92 t | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 94 t | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 107 t | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 96 t | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 101 t | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 122 t | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 128 t | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 144 t | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 127 t | -11.8% |
| 2017 | 138 t | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 135 t | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 147 t | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 164 t | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 187 t | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 190 t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 174 t | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 160 t | -8.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Southern 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +103.9% | 103 t | 210 t |
| 2003 | -58.5% | 205 t | 85 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 101.4 t | 93 t | 107 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.4 t | 72 t | 211 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 124.5 t | 96 t | 147 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 175 t | 160 t | 190 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 13 Gambia 108 t compare
- 14 Benin 106 t compare
- 15 Seychelles 72 t compare
- 16 Papua New Guinea 70 t compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 86,901 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Southern Africa was 160 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 211 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 t in 2004.
- How does Southern Africa rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Southern Africa ranks 13th out of 24 groups with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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).