Bulgaria vs Burkina Faso: Pesticide use
Bulgaria
3,430 tonnes
in 2023
Burkina Faso
3,838 tonnes
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
71st
Burkina Faso rank
70th
Pesticide use over time
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3,838 tonnes against 3,430 tonnes in Bulgaria, a difference of 408 tonnes.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 70th of 211 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,546 tonnes | 683.8 tonnes | 2,862 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 2,297 tonnes | 1,236 tonnes | 1,061 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 2,697 tonnes | 2,024 tonnes | 672.2 tonnes | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 4,131 tonnes | 3,306 tonnes | 825 tonnes | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pesticide use, Bulgaria or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 3,838 tonnes against 3,430 tonnes in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pesticide use between Bulgaria and Burkina Faso?
- 408 tonnes, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Burkina Faso?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Burkina Faso rank globally for pesticide use?
- Bulgaria ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 70th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Pesticide use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total pesticide use measured in tonnes of pesticide consumption per year.