Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Insecticides — Agricultural Use was 950 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Burkina Faso, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticides — agricultural use in Burkina Faso is 950 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 141.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — agricultural use in Burkina Faso peaked at 1,524 t in 2006 and was at its lowest, 331 t, in 2012.
Burkina Faso ranks 56th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Insecticides — Agricultural Use in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 484 t | — |
| 1991 | 479 t | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 464 t | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 429 t | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 385 t | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 339 t | -11.9% |
| 1996 | 445 t | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 666 t | +49.7% |
| 1998 | 951 t | +42.8% |
| 1999 | 903 t | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 685 t | -24.1% |
| 2001 | 502 t | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 644 t | +28.3% |
| 2003 | 835 t | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 1,054 t | +26.2% |
| 2005 | 1,253 t | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 1,524 t | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 1,514 t | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,212 t | -19.9% |
| 2009 | 764 t | -37.0% |
| 2010 | 508 t | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 369 t | -27.4% |
| 2012 | 331 t | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 358 t | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 394 t | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 451 t | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 584 t | +29.5% |
| 2017 | 648 t | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 689 t | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 616 t | -10.6% |
| 2020 | 629 t | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 670 t | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 772 t | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 887 t | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 950 t | +7.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 950 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 241 t, 3.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 950 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 317 t, 3.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.5 t | 339 t | 951 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 998.7 t | 502 t | 1,524 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 494.8 t | 331 t | 689 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 781.6 t | 629 t | 950 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9413 % 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 -0.3634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticides — agricultural use in Burkina Faso?
- Insecticides — agricultural use in Burkina Faso was 950 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1,524 t in 2006.
- What is the lowest insecticides — agricultural use recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 331 t in 2012.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for insecticides — agricultural use?
- Burkina Faso ranks 56th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is insecticides — agricultural use rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 141.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — Agricultural Use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).