Pesticide use in Eritrea
Eritrea: Pesticide use was 28 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
28 tonnes
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 211 countries
All-time high
31 tonnes
in 1997
All-time low
4 tonnes
in 1993
Years of data
31
1993–2023
Pesticide use in Eritrea, 1993–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 28 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Eritrea peaked at 31 tonnes in 1997 and was at its lowest, 4 tonnes, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 181st of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Pesticide use in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4 tonnes | — |
| 1994 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 31 tonnes | +675.0% |
| 1998 | 20 tonnes | -35.5% |
| 1999 | 22 tonnes | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 25 tonnes | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 28 tonnes | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28 tonnes | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 28 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 895 tonnes, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 28 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 747 tonnes, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.71 tonnes | 4 tonnes | 31 tonnes | 7 |
| 2000s | 27.7 tonnes | 25 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 28 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 28 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 28 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 180 Kiribati 33 tonnes compare
- 182 Niger 26 tonnes compare
- 183 Palau 25 tonnes compare
- 184 Cote d'Ivoire 23 tonnes compare
- 184 Faroe Islands 23 tonnes compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Eritrea?
- Pesticide use in Eritrea was 28 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 pesticide use recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 31 tonnes in 1997.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 tonnes in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for pesticide use?
- Eritrea ranks 181st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 Pesticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.