Insecticide use in Eswatini
Eswatini: Insecticide use was 333 tonnes in 2023. ▼ Falling
Insecticide use in Eswatini, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Eswatini is 333 tonnes, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 4.9% on the previous year and up 150.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Eswatini peaked at 490 tonnes in 2004 and was at its lowest, 59 tonnes, in 2009.
Eswatini ranks 89th of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 268 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 272 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 277 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 282 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 285 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 288 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 290 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 271 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 265 tonnes | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 219 tonnes | -17.4% |
| 2000 | 212 tonnes | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 173 tonnes | -18.4% |
| 2002 | 292 tonnes | +68.8% |
| 2003 | 373 tonnes | +27.7% |
| 2004 | 490 tonnes | +31.4% |
| 2005 | 418 tonnes | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 314 tonnes | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 155 tonnes | -50.6% |
| 2008 | 67 tonnes | -56.8% |
| 2009 | 59 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 150 tonnes | +154.2% |
| 2011 | 176 tonnes | +17.3% |
| 2012 | 171 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 133 tonnes | -22.2% |
| 2014 | 149 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 165 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 191 tonnes | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 240 tonnes | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 287 tonnes | +19.6% |
| 2019 | 316 tonnes | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 341 tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 352 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 350 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 333 tonnes | -4.9% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 333 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 351.5 tonnes, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 333 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 286 tonnes, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insecticide use in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +154.2% | 59 tonnes | 150 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 271.7 tonnes | 219 tonnes | 290 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 255.3 tonnes | 59 tonnes | 490 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.8 tonnes | 133 tonnes | 316 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 344 tonnes | 333 tonnes | 352 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Eswatini?
- Insecticide use in Eswatini was 333 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 490 tonnes in 2004.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 tonnes in 2009.
- How does Eswatini rank for insecticide use?
- Eswatini ranks 89th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.