Pesticide use in Namibia

Farmers in Namibia used 1.22 kg of pesticides per hectare of cropland in 2024.

Measure: Pesticide use per hectare of cropland Unit: Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: FAOSTAT
The latest value carries the source flag “Estimate”.
Namibia, 2024 1.22e (Estimate) Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland
Change from 2023 −9.0% 2023: 1.34 kg/ha
World, 2024 2.49 kg/hae (Estimate) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 110th of 187 See the full ranking

Pesticide use in Namibia over time

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Kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland. Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Pesticide use per hectare of cropland (kg of active ingredients per hectare of cropland), 2000 to 2024
Period NamibiaWorld
2024 1.22 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2023 1.34 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.38 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2022 1.46 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.44 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2021 1.43 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.43 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2020 1.24 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.26 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2019 1.12 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.25 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2018 1.03 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.19 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2017 1.06 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.16 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2016 0.99 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.23 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2015 1.15 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.15 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2014 1.02 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2013 0.96 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.14 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2012 0.76 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.10 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2011 0.71 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.02 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2010 0.81 kg/hae (Estimated value) 2.00 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2009 0.74 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.81 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2008 0.71 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.89 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2007 0.59 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.85 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2006 0.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.68 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2005 0.43 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.69 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2004 0.35 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.64 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2003 0.49 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.56 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2002 1.54 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.49 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2001 1.64 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.47 kg/hae (Estimated value)
2000 1.61 kg/hae (Estimated value) 1.47 kg/hae (Estimated value)

Flags: e Estimated value . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −9.0% from 1.34 kg/ha in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 1.02 kg/ha, the figure has changed by +19.6%.
  • Among the 187 countries with data for 2024, Namibia has the 110th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2.49 kg/ha.

Source and dates

Original producer
FAOSTAT
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, FAOSTAT
Dataset or series code
RP · dataset details · view at source
Selection
Item Code=1357 Element Code=5159
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Namibia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (FAO statistical database terms)
Attribution
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT. Licence: CC BY 4.0