Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia
Zambia: Rodenticides — Agricultural Use was 310 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 310 t for rodenticides — agricultural use in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rodenticides — agricultural use in Zambia peaked at 616 t in 1996 and was at its lowest, 91 t, in 1995.
Zambia ranks 9th of 173 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 251 t | — |
| 1991 | 251 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 251 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 251 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 251 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91 t | -63.7% |
| 1996 | 616 t | +576.9% |
| 1997 | 601 t | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 586 t | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 571 t | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 556 t | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 541 t | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 526 t | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 511 t | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 496 t | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 481 t | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 466 t | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 450 t | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 435 t | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 420 t | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 405 t | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 390 t | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 375 t | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 360 t | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 345 t | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 330 t | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 315 t | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 300 t | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 310 t | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 310 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 310 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 310 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 310 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 310 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 310 t | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 310 t is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 t, 103.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 310 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1 t, 310.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rodenticides — Agricultural Use in Zambia 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 | +576.9% | 91 t | 616 t |
| 1995 | -63.7% | 251 t | 91 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 372 t | 91 t | 616 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 488.2 t | 420 t | 556 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 344 t | 300 t | 405 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 310 t | 310 t | 310 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 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
- 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 Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rodenticides — agricultural use in Zambia?
- Rodenticides — agricultural use in Zambia was 310 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 616 t in 1996.
- What is the lowest rodenticides — agricultural use recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91 t in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for rodenticides — agricultural use?
- Zambia ranks 9th out of 173 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rodenticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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).