Herbicides — Import quantity in Benin
Benin: Herbicides — Import quantity was 117.26 t in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Herbicides — Import quantity in Benin, 1998–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for herbicides — import quantity in Benin is 117.26 t, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 84.8% on the previous year and down 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — import quantity in Benin peaked at 1,002 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.97 t, in 2005.
Benin ranks 115th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Herbicides — Import quantity in Benin, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 29.01 t | — |
| 1999 | 59.04 t | +103.5% |
| 2000 | 45.89 t | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 77.85 t | +69.6% |
| 2002 | 509.89 t | +555.0% |
| 2003 | 270.72 t | -46.9% |
| 2004 | 90.82 t | -66.5% |
| 2005 | 1.97 t | -97.8% |
| 2006 | 25.1 t | +1171.6% |
| 2007 | 10.85 t | -56.8% |
| 2008 | 2.58 t | -76.3% |
| 2009 | 259.2 t | +9966.1% |
| 2010 | 1,002 t | +286.5% |
| 2011 | 771.99 t | -22.9% |
| 2012 | 117.26 t | -84.8% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 117.26 t is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 321.58 t, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Benin's 117.26 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 172.22 t, 68% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Import quantity in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +9966.1% | 2.58 t | 259.2 t |
| 2006 | +1171.6% | 1.97 t | 25.1 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.02 t | 29.01 t | 59.04 t | 2 |
| 2000s | 129.49 t | 1.97 t | 509.89 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 630.35 t | 117.26 t | 1,002 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 112 Madagascar 141.64 t compare
- 113 Palestine 137.19 t compare
- 114 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 127.12 t compare
- 116 Saint Lucia 98.36 t compare
- 117 French Polynesia 96.5 t compare
- 118 Qatar 92.89 t compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — import quantity in Benin?
- Herbicides — import quantity in Benin was 117.26 t in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — import quantity recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1,002 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest herbicides — import quantity recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 t in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for herbicides — import quantity?
- Benin ranks 115th out of 166 countries with data for 2012.
- Is herbicides — import quantity rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Pesticides Trade domain contains data on internationally traded pesticides (values and quantities). Data are sourced from international and national trade statistics, predominantly from UN COMTRADE (from 1990 onwards) or from national country trade tapes (1961-1990). Data for the period 1961-1989 cover only Import and Export values (FAOSTAT element codes 5622 and 5922). Data from 1990 onwards also include Import and Export quantities (codes 5610 and 5910) and include a complete time-series for Pesticides (total). The domain contains information on the trade of pesticides products in either: a) finished forms and/or packaging; or b) separate chemically-defined compounds relevant to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.