Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin
Benin: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Benin is 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.4% on the previous year and up 1,523.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Benin peaked at 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1965.
That places Benin 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | -77.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +231.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +643.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | +132.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0124 1000 USD per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0177 1000 USD per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0194 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 0.037 1000 USD per square kilometre | +90.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0187 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0222 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.011 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0228 1000 USD per square kilometre | +107.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0251 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0186 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0192 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0149 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 0.038 1000 USD per square kilometre | +154.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0266 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0488 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0576 1000 USD per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +118.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1262 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0878 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0686 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2407 1000 USD per square kilometre | +251.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1769 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0828 1000 USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1756 1000 USD per square kilometre | +112.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0941 1000 USD per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2001 | 0.073 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1258 1000 USD per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1189 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0502 1000 USD per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -76.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0199 1000 USD per square kilometre | +143.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0181 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0294 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1722 1000 USD per square kilometre | +486.6% |
| 2011 | 0.105 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0303 1000 USD per square kilometre | -71.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0467 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0816 1000 USD per square kilometre | +74.9% |
| 2015 | 0.089 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0918 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3209 1000 USD per square kilometre | +249.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4047 1000 USD per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4932 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5155 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3885 1000 USD per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 0.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre | +110.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +643.4% | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 2010 | +486.6% | 0.0294 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1722 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0021 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0085 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0178 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.037 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0302 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0149 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0576 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1317 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0686 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2407 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0549 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0082 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1258 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1835 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0303 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.4932 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5054 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.36 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 80 Bahamas 0.8585 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 81 Belize 0.822 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 82 New Zealand 0.8166 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 84 Azerbaijan 0.7478 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 85 Belarus 0.6908 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 86 Malaysia 0.6639 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Benin?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Benin was 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7575 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Benin rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,523.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.