Insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Insecticide use was 543 tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina is 543 tonnes, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 543 tonnes in 2020 and was at its lowest, 443 tonnes, in 2007.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 73rd of 211 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 493 tonnes | — |
| 1993 | 468 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 462 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 467 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 470 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 488 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 461 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 455 tonnes | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 456 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 451 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 453 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 451 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 447 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 456 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 447 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 443 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 447 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 445 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 446 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 454 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 452 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 453 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 460 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 463 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 466 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 455 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 483 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 500 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 543 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 543 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 543 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 543 tonnes | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 543 tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 339.5 tonnes, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 543 tonnes is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 198 tonnes, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 470.5 tonnes | 455 tonnes | 493 tonnes | 8 |
| 2000s | 449.6 tonnes | 443 tonnes | 456 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 463.2 tonnes | 446 tonnes | 500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 543 tonnes | 543 tonnes | 543 tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
More reference data data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2599 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0577 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8716 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5521 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3142 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Insecticide use in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 543 tonnes in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest insecticide use recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 543 tonnes in 2020.
- What is the lowest insecticide use recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 443 tonnes in 2007.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for insecticide use?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 73rd out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is insecticide use rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Insecticide use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual quantity of insecticides used in agriculture, measured as the tonnes of active ingredient per year.