Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Burkina Faso recorded 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.1% on the previous year and up 209.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Burkina Faso 126th 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | +47.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +167.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | -26.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | +80.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0022 1000 USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0123 1000 USD per square kilometre | +256.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 1000 USD per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0121 1000 USD per square kilometre | +97.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 1000 USD per square kilometre | +52.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0113 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0072 1000 USD per square kilometre | -36.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 1000 USD per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | -27.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0257 1000 USD per square kilometre | +382.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0303 1000 USD per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0311 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | -30.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0261 1000 USD per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0548 1000 USD per square kilometre | +109.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0688 1000 USD per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0694 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | -75.7% |
| 2001 | 0.026 1000 USD per square kilometre | +54.2% |
| 2002 | 0.03 1000 USD per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0401 1000 USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0832 1000 USD per square kilometre | +107.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0871 1000 USD per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0895 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0997 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 1000 USD per square kilometre | -65.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0479 1000 USD per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0482 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0669 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0705 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0724 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0899 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0577 1000 USD per square kilometre | -35.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1122 1000 USD per square kilometre | +94.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1252 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1543 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0763 1000 USD per square kilometre | -50.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1694 1000 USD per square kilometre | +60.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre | +32.1% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +382.2% | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0257 1000 USD per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +256.0% | 0.0035 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0123 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.018 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0322 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0349 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0216 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0694 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0997 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0999 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0482 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2017 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1438 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0763 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 123 Burundi 0.2315 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 124 Argentina 0.2311 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 125 Cuba 0.2247 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 127 Egypt 0.2119 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 128 Kenya 0.2114 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 129 Sao Tome and Principe 0.1863 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1598 % 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) 7.69 % 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 Burkina Faso?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Burkina Faso was 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2237 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Burkina Faso ranks 126th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 209.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.