Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Benin
Benin: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 2.06 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Benin, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Benin stood at 2.06 kg/ha. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 390.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Benin peaked at 2.06 kg/ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 kg/ha, in 2005.
That places Benin 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2024, 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) — Use per area of cropland in Benin, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.81 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.8 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.77 kg/ha | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.67 kg/ha | -13.0% |
| 1994 | 0.87 kg/ha | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.87 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.76 kg/ha | -12.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4 kg/ha | -47.4% |
| 1998 | 0.41 kg/ha | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.38 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 kg/ha | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.28 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.26 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.21 kg/ha | -19.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.32 kg/ha | +60.0% |
| 2007 | 0.57 kg/ha | +78.1% |
| 2008 | 0.64 kg/ha | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 0.71 kg/ha | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.71 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.68 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.53 kg/ha | -22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.41 kg/ha | -22.6% |
| 2014 | 0.42 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.43 kg/ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.48 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.75 kg/ha | +56.3% |
| 2018 | 1.09 kg/ha | +45.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 kg/ha | +24.8% |
| 2020 | 1.43 kg/ha | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 1.22 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 2022 | 1.48 kg/ha | +21.3% |
| 2023 | 1.75 kg/ha | +18.2% |
| 2024 | 2.06 kg/ha | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.676 kg/ha | 0.4 kg/ha | 0.87 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.385 kg/ha | 0.2 kg/ha | 0.71 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.686 kg/ha | 0.41 kg/ha | 1.36 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 kg/ha | 1.22 kg/ha | 2.06 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 89 Dominican Republic 2.16 kg/ha compare
- 90 Poland 2.09 kg/ha compare
- 91 Luxembourg 2.06 kg/ha compare
- 93 Australia and New Zealand 2.05 kg/ha compare
- 94 Armenia 2.01 kg/ha 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Benin?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Benin was 2.06 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 kg/ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 kg/ha in 2005.
- How does Benin rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Benin ranks 91st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 390.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).