Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 5.6 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded 5.6 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and up 173.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 6.13 kg/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.92 kg/ha, in 2003.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 54th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.28 kg/ha | — |
| 1993 | 2.25 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 2.26 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.28 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.16 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 2.19 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2.04 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 2.08 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.99 kg/ha | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 1.95 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 2 kg/ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.92 kg/ha | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.92 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.95 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.92 kg/ha | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.98 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.93 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.93 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.06 kg/ha | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 2.05 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.03 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 2.03 kg/ha | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.06 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.17 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 2.24 kg/ha | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.43 kg/ha | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 2.44 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6.04 kg/ha | +147.5% |
| 2023 | 6.13 kg/ha | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.6 kg/ha | -8.6% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.6 kg/ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 kg/ha, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 5.6 kg/ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.54 kg/ha, 3.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +147.5% | 2.44 kg/ha | 6.04 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.19 kg/ha | 2.04 kg/ha | 2.28 kg/ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.96 kg/ha | 1.92 kg/ha | 2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 kg/ha | 1.93 kg/ha | 2.24 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 kg/ha | 2.43 kg/ha | 6.13 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 9.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 5.6 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 6.13 kg/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 kg/ha in 2003.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 54th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 173.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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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).