Pesticides imports (FAO, current US$) by country
Pesticides refer to insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants and any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the...
What the numbers show
Pesticides imports (FAO, current US$) is currently reported for 52 countries. The highest value is 370.87 million FAO, current US$ in Ghana; the lowest is 48,400 FAO, current US$ in Mauritania.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.35 million FAO, current US$, and the mean is 34.36 million FAO, current US$.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,663.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Ghana (up 1,720.5%), and the largest decrease in Eritrea (down 84.6%).
Pesticides imports (FAO, current US$): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 370.87 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 1,720.5% | volatile |
| 2 | South Africa | 335.54 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Morocco | 163.63 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 223.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 128.67 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 796.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Kenya | 95.15 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Algeria | 81.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 230.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Egypt | 66.67 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Cote d'Ivoire | 59.96 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Tunisia | 50.73 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 40.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 40.65 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 164.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Cameroon | 39.17 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 113.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 36.50 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 216.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 36.08 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 133.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Zambia | 35.28 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 343.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Uganda | 32.58 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Malawi | 17.88 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Libya | 15.90 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 14.75 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 14.15 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritius | 13.69 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 60.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 11.51 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 11.42 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Mozambique | 10.55 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea | 9.00 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Rwanda | 7.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 292.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Eswatini | 5.65 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Togo | 5.03 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 5.00 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.60 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 135.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Niger | 3.53 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 433.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Gabon | 3.22 million FAO, current US$ | 2009 | up 26.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Botswana | 2.63 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Congo | 2.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 123.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Benin | 1.95 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 1.90 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Angola | 1.37 million FAO, current US$ | 1981 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 1.36 million FAO, current US$ | 2011 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Somalia | 1.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Chad | 1.35 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 1.13 million FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 70.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Djibouti | 1.06 million FAO, current US$ | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 820,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 816,240 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Gambia | 804,330 FAO, current US$ | 2011 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Lesotho | 748,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 571,900 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | 231,300 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 671.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Eritrea | 200,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 90,000 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Comoros | 72,500 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Mauritania | 48,400 FAO, current US$ | 2010 | up 79.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa 992.27 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa 843.91 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 843.91 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria 508.37 million FAO, current US$
- Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa 508.37 million FAO, current US$
- North Africa 148.36 million FAO, current US$
About this data
Pesticides refer to insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, disinfectants and any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying or controlling any pest, including vectors of human or animal disease, unwanted species of plants or animals causing harm during or otherwise interfering with the production, processing, storage, transport or marketing of food, agricultural commodities, wood and wood products or animal feedstuffs, or substances which may be administered to animals for the control of insects, arachnids or other pests in or on their bodies. The term includes substances intended for use as a plant growth regulator, defoliant, desiccant or agent for thinning fruit or preventing the premature fall of fruit, and substances applied to crops either before or after harvest to protect the commodity from deterioration during storage and transport.