Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana, 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 Botswana is 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% on the previous year and up 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places Botswana 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0007 1000 USD per square kilometre | +64.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0009 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.0% |
| 1978 | 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 1000 USD per square kilometre | +84.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 1984 | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | -98.7% |
| 1985 | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9566.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +134.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0031 1000 USD per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 1988 | 0.005 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 1000 USD per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0041 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0045 1000 USD per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 1000 USD per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0095 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 1000 USD per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0088 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 1000 USD per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0119 1000 USD per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 1000 USD per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0145 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0212 1000 USD per square kilometre | +45.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0271 1000 USD per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0335 1000 USD per square kilometre | +86.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0364 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre | -11.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6547 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +9566.7% | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.002 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0006 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0014 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0056 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0077 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0098 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0161 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0118 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0271 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 158 Angola 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 159 Solomon Islands 0.0343 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 160 Madagascar 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 162 Sudan 0.0298 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 163 Papua New Guinea 0.027 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 164 Gabon 0.0224 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4736 % 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 Botswana?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0321 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0376 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does Botswana rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.