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 60th of 216 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.
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
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 54.27 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 60 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 31.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 49.84 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 8,533 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 680.72 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 46.19 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 7,907 1000 ha (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 60th out of 216 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).