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Humanitarian demining

Short answer Published prices for humanitarian demining run $0.4–$19.1 per square metre (1 price from 1 source, Global; newest dated Oct 2026). Every receipt is below.

Mine clearance machines, drones and detection robots for landmines.

People ask for this as: “demining robot”, “landmine clearance drone”, “mine clearance machine”

Quick facts

Typical published range
$0.4–$19.1 per square metre
Price receipts
1 price from 1 source
Who does it
4 providers, 2 sell it as a service
Where
3 providers working worldwide; no local ones yet

Last updated · Cite this page

How it works

Robots used

  • Demining Machine
  • Detection Drone

Ways to buy it

  • Service — you pay for the outcome (one inspection, one show, X acres).
  • Purchase Buy the robot (plus software and service plans, usually).

Bot or Not?

A robot makes sense when…

  • The job is high, dangerous, or hard to reach
  • It is huge or repetitive (acres, nights, square metres)
  • You need data you will compare over time
  • You need eyes on it right now

Hire a human when…

  • It is small, low and one-off
  • It needs hands, judgement or a repair
  • Weather, permits or timing make robots awkward
  • Nobody has defined the job yet

Here's the catch for this job

  • Grants (e.g., DHS, FEMA) often fund public-safety robots.
  • Ask for training and certification packages.

Rules of thumb, not a sales pitch. Take the Ladder Test →

What it costs

Published ranges, each with a receipt. Not quotes: your price depends on scope, location and date. older price = 18+ months.

The receipt as a table
WhatRangeUnitRegionReceipt
Cost per m2 of land cleared, multi-country study (min-max, average $4.00)$0.4–$19.1/ square metreGlobalgichd.org
as of Oct 2026

Dataset: Humanitarian demining price receipts (Whirrwork). 1 published price for humanitarian demining, each with its source link and as-of date. Old observations are kept, never overwritten. JSON · history JSON · all downloads · CC BY 4.0

Follow price changes for this job Atom feed: one entry per new or changed price, with its receipt. All feeds

Price history

Only one observation per series so far: we started recording every price on 2026-10-25 and re-check every source on a schedule. A trend appears when a re-checked source shows a different price (we never overwrite old observations).

SeriesLatestObservationsObservedTrendReceipt
Cost per m2 of land cleared, multi-country study (min-max, average $4.00)$0.4–$19.1 / square metre1Oct 25, 2026
✓ re-checked Oct 25, 2026
—gichd.org

Sources re-checked: 1 of 1 series confirmed on the live source (last check Oct 25, 2026). Log: price_rechecks.jsonl

Append-only: we never overwrite a recorded price. JSON: /api/prices/history?use_case=humanitarian-demining

What to specify and ask

Put these in your request and you'll get a real price instead of "it depends":

  1. Area and suspected hazard types
  2. National mine action standards to follow
  3. Agency or organization
  4. Use case
  5. Response time needs
  6. Environment (urban, wilderness, hazmat)
  7. Training needs
  8. Budget/grant source

Rules and regulation

Humanitarian mine action follows IMAS (International Mine Action Standards) and national mine action authorities.

General information, not legal advice. Rules change; ask the operator which permits they hold and verify them.

Providers who do this

Filters by headquarters or published service area.

APOPO

🇧🇪 BE Serves Africa, Asia

Belgian NGO using trained rats for landmine detection (with drone support).

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

The HALO Trust

🇬🇧 GB Serves global

UK humanitarian demining NGO using machines and drones.

  • Service
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

DOK-ING

🇭🇷 HR Serves global

Croatian maker of remote demining machines.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 2 jobs
  • Oct 25, 2026

Hydrema

🇩🇰 DK Serves global

Danish maker of mine clearing vehicles.

  • Purchase
  • Public quote page
  • 1 job
  • Oct 25, 2026

Questions buyers ask

How much does humanitarian demining cost?

Published prices for humanitarian demining run $0.4–$19.1 per square metre (1 price from 1 source, Global; newest dated Oct 2026). Every receipt is below.

Who offers humanitarian demining near me?

We list 4 providers for humanitarian demining. None of them states a specific service country yet. 3 providers say they work worldwide. Pick your country on this page to see who serves it, local first.

What should I put in a quote request?

Start with area and suspected hazard types; national mine action standards to follow; agency or organization. The full checklist has 8 items, and a request that covers them gets a real price instead of "it depends".

Do I actually need a robot for this?

Not always. If a competent person with a ladder could do it in an afternoon, hire the person (the Ladder Test). Here's the catch for this job: Grants (e.g., DHS, FEMA) often fund public-safety robots.

Are there rules or permits?

Humanitarian mine action follows IMAS (International Mine Action Standards) and national mine action authorities. More on rules (a summary, not legal advice).

Cite this page

Whirrwork. "Humanitarian demining: cost, how it works & providers." Last updated 2026-10-25. https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/humanitarian-demining/. CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
@misc{whirrwork_humanitarian_demining,
  title = {Humanitarian demining: cost, how it works \& providers},
  author = {{Whirrwork}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://whirrwork.com/use-cases/humanitarian-demining/},
  note = {Last updated 2026-10-25. CC BY 4.0. Prices link to their original sources.}
}

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