Insecticide use in Cameroon
Cameroon: Insecticide use was 1,701 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Insecticide use in Cameroon, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1,701 for insecticide use in 2023.
The figure is up 118.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Cameroon peaked at 1,831 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1995.
That places Cameroon 41st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticide use in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 299 | — |
| 1991 | 81 | -72.9% |
| 1992 | 184 | +127.2% |
| 1993 | 123 | -33.2% |
| 1994 | 62 | -49.6% |
| 1995 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1996 | 22 | — |
| 1997 | 39 | +77.3% |
| 1998 | 63 | +61.5% |
| 1999 | 97 | +54.0% |
| 2000 | 85 | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 118 | +38.8% |
| 2002 | 376 | +218.6% |
| 2003 | 385 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 434 | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 387 | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 473 | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 484 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 446 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 398 | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 596 | +49.7% |
| 2011 | 681 | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 689 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 779 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | 941 | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 1,003 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 830 | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 1,214 | +46.3% |
| 2018 | 1,258 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 1,408 | +11.9% |
| 2020 | 1,831 | +30.0% |
| 2021 | 1,701 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 1,701 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,701 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1,701 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1,701 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286, 5.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +218.6% | 118 | 376 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97 | 0 | 299 | 10 |
| 2000s | 358.6 | 85 | 484 | 10 |
| 2010s | 939.9 | 596 | 1,408 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,734 | 1,701 | 1,831 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Cameroon?
- Insecticide use in Cameroon was 1,701 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,831 in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1995.
- How does Cameroon rank for insecticide use?
- Cameroon ranks 41st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 118.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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