Insecticides — Import quantity in Botswana
Botswana: Insecticides — Import quantity was 4.89 t in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Insecticides — Import quantity in Botswana, 1991–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 4.89 t for insecticides — import quantity in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticides — import quantity in Botswana peaked at 1,229 t in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.89 t, in 2012.
That places Botswana 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Insecticides — Import quantity in Botswana, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 481.65 t | — |
| 1992 | 418.99 t | -13.0% |
| 1993 | 493.94 t | +17.9% |
| 1994 | 341.86 t | -30.8% |
| 1995 | 256.59 t | -24.9% |
| 1996 | 306.36 t | +19.4% |
| 1997 | 318.46 t | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 344.24 t | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 518.34 t | +50.6% |
| 2000 | 749.41 t | +44.6% |
| 2001 | 941.85 t | +25.7% |
| 2002 | 1,229 t | +30.5% |
| 2003 | 484.81 t | -60.6% |
| 2004 | 329.45 t | -32.0% |
| 2005 | 470.81 t | +42.9% |
| 2006 | 692.14 t | +47.0% |
| 2007 | 458.93 t | -33.7% |
| 2008 | 428.11 t | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 681.99 t | +59.3% |
| 2010 | 405.96 t | -40.5% |
| 2011 | 7.19 t | -98.2% |
| 2012 | 4.89 t | -32.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4.89 t is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,127 t, 0% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4.89 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 739.72 t, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 386.71 t | 256.59 t | 518.34 t | 9 |
| 2000s | 646.66 t | 329.45 t | 1,229 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 139.34 t | 4.89 t | 405.96 t | 3 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 177 Gibraltar 5.23 t compare
- 178 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 5.03 t compare
- 179 Iceland 4.89 t compare
- 181 Turks and Caicos Islands 3.42 t compare
- 182 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 3.38 t compare
- 183 Faroe Islands 2.08 t compare
More environment data for Botswana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.381 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.443 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -4.05 % 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 0.3323 % 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 — import quantity in Botswana?
- Insecticides — import quantity in Botswana was 4.89 t in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest insecticides — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,229 t in 2002.
- What is the lowest insecticides — import quantity recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.89 t in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for insecticides — import quantity?
- Botswana ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2012.
- Is insecticides — import quantity rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Insecticides — 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.