Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Botswana
Botswana: Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland was 4.78 kg/ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Use per area of cropland in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 4.78 kg/ha for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 312.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana peaked at 5.36 kg/ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5 kg/ha, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 62nd of 187 countries on this measure, 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.83 kg/ha | — |
| 1991 | 0.82 kg/ha | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8 kg/ha | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.68 kg/ha | -15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.58 kg/ha | -14.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5 kg/ha | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.51 kg/ha | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.59 kg/ha | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.75 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 kg/ha | +36.0% |
| 2000 | 1.44 kg/ha | +41.2% |
| 2001 | 1.83 kg/ha | +27.1% |
| 2002 | 2 kg/ha | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 1.94 kg/ha | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 kg/ha | -28.4% |
| 2005 | 1.53 kg/ha | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 2.01 kg/ha | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 2.37 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 1.53 kg/ha | -35.4% |
| 2009 | 1.19 kg/ha | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 1.5 kg/ha | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 1.31 kg/ha | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6 kg/ha | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 kg/ha | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 1.16 kg/ha | -32.2% |
| 2015 | 2.36 kg/ha | +103.4% |
| 2016 | 2.83 kg/ha | +19.9% |
| 2017 | 3.62 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 2018 | 3.36 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 3.81 kg/ha | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 4.56 kg/ha | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3 kg/ha | +16.2% |
| 2022 | 5.36 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 4.83 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 4.78 kg/ha | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.708 kg/ha | 0.5 kg/ha | 1.02 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 kg/ha | 1.19 kg/ha | 2.37 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.33 kg/ha | 1.16 kg/ha | 3.81 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.97 kg/ha | 4.56 kg/ha | 5.36 kg/ha | 5 |
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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)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -14.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0043 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate 0.7255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — 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 Botswana?
- Pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland in Botswana was 4.78 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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 kg/ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 kg/ha in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland?
- Botswana ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pesticides (total) — use per area of cropland rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 312.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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).