Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use

Burkina Faso
4,304 t
in 2024
Zambia
4,197 t
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
61st
Zambia rank
63rd

Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 4,304 t against 4,197 t in Zambia, a difference of 107 t.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd of 200 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 683.8 t 1,356 t 672.4 t Zambia
2000s 1,236 t 2,754 t 1,518 t Zambia
2010s 2,024 t 3,961 t 1,936 t Zambia
2020s 3,542 t 4,197 t 655.4 t Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pesticides (total) — agricultural use, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
Burkina Faso, at 4,304 t against 4,197 t in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in pesticides (total) — agricultural use between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
107 t, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
Burkina Faso ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,226 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains statistics on the agricultural use of major pesticide groups and of relevant chemical families. Data are disseminated by country, with global coverage and are updated annually. The FAOSTAT Pesticides Use domain contains information on the use of major pesticide groups:1. Insecticides (Chlorinated hydrocarbons, Organo-phosphates, Carbamates-insecticides, Pyrethroids, Botanical and biological products and Others not elsewhere classified);2. Mineral Oils;3. Herbicides (Phenoxy hormone products, Triazines, Amides, Carbamates-herbicides, Dinitroanilines, Urea derivatives, Sulfonyl urea, Bipiridils, Uracil, Others not elsewhere classified);4. Fungicides and Bactericides (Inorganic, Dithiocarbamates, Benzimidazoles, Triazoles, Diazoles, Diazines, Morpholines, Others not elsewhere classified);5. Plant Growth Regulators;6. Rodenticides (Anti-coagulants, Cyanide Generators, Hypercalcaemics, Narcotics, Others not elsewhere classified);7. Other Pesticides NES (not elsewhere specified).