Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Botswana
Botswana: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 1,249 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 1,249 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 166.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Botswana peaked at 1,405 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 171 t, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 110th of 216 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 251.6 t | 171 t | 351 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 391.6 t | 316 t | 436 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 639.4 t | 390 t | 995 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,299 t | 1,193 t | 1,405 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More environment data for Botswana
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.43 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3.75 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 45.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 98.99 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 25,600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.01 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 1.01 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 260 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Botswana?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Botswana was 1,249 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1,405 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 171 t in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.3%. 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 Pesticides (total) — 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).