Pesticide use in Senegal
Senegal: Pesticide use was 576 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pesticide use in Senegal, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 576 tonnes for pesticide use in 2023.
The figure is down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticide use in Senegal peaked at 831 tonnes in 2016 and was at its lowest, 163 tonnes, in 2017.
That places Senegal 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Pesticide use in Senegal, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 384 tonnes | — |
| 1991 | 384 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 384 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 358 tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 547 tonnes | +52.8% |
| 1995 | 435 tonnes | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 411 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 437 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 451 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 471 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 491 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 282 tonnes | -42.6% |
| 2002 | 328 tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 374 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 420 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 466 tonnes | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 512 tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 558 tonnes | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 604 tonnes | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 650 tonnes | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 696 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 742 tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 788 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 723 tonnes | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 610 tonnes | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 709 tonnes | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 831 tonnes | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 163 tonnes | -80.4% |
| 2018 | 301 tonnes | +84.7% |
| 2019 | 438 tonnes | +45.5% |
| 2020 | 576 tonnes | +31.5% |
| 2021 | 576 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 576 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 576 tonnes | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 576 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,280 tonnes, 45% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 576 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 747 tonnes, 77% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticide use in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -80.4% | 831 tonnes | 163 tonnes |
| 2018 | +84.7% | 163 tonnes | 301 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 426.2 tonnes | 358 tonnes | 547 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 468.5 tonnes | 282 tonnes | 650 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 600.1 tonnes | 163 tonnes | 831 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 576 tonnes | 576 tonnes | 576 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More reference data data for Senegal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticide use in Senegal?
- Pesticide use in Senegal was 576 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 831 tonnes in 2016.
- What is the lowest pesticide use recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 163 tonnes in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for pesticide use?
- Senegal ranks 130th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticide use rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.
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Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.