Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Burundi
Burundi: Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use was 50 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Burundi, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 50 t for pesticides (total) — agricultural use in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Burundi peaked at 956 t in 2013 and was at its lowest, 50 t, in 2016.
Burundi ranks 169th of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Burundi, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92 t | — |
| 1991 | 92 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 92 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97 t | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 84 t | -13.4% |
| 1995 | 144 t | +71.4% |
| 1996 | 207 t | +43.8% |
| 1997 | 118 t | -43.0% |
| 1998 | 107 t | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 150 t | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 110 t | -26.7% |
| 2001 | 73 t | -33.6% |
| 2002 | 98 t | +34.2% |
| 2003 | 264 t | +169.4% |
| 2004 | 508 t | +92.4% |
| 2005 | 305 t | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 191 t | -37.4% |
| 2007 | 413 t | +116.2% |
| 2008 | 456 t | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 178 t | -61.0% |
| 2010 | 265 t | +48.9% |
| 2011 | 76 t | -71.3% |
| 2012 | 99 t | +30.3% |
| 2013 | 956 t | +865.7% |
| 2014 | 74 t | -92.3% |
| 2015 | 73 t | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 50 t | -31.5% |
| 2017 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50 t | +0.0% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 50 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 649 t, 8% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 50 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 989 t, 5% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Agricultural Use in Burundi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +865.7% | 99 t | 956 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 118.3 t | 84 t | 207 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 259.6 t | 73 t | 508 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.3 t | 50 t | 956 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 50 t | 50 t | 50 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 166 China, Hong Kong SAR 54 t compare
- 167 Chad 53 t compare
- 168 Mayotte 52 t compare
- 170 Central African Republic 47 t compare
- 171 Angola 40 t compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 40 t compare
More environment data for Burundi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.86 % 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 4.57 % 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 pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Burundi?
- Pesticides (total) — agricultural use in Burundi was 50 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 956 t in 2013.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — agricultural use recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 50 t in 2016.
- How does Burundi rank for pesticides (total) — agricultural use?
- Burundi ranks 169th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — agricultural use rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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).