Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guatemala
Guatemala: Herbicides — Agricultural Use was 8,062 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, herbicides — agricultural use in Guatemala stood at 8,062 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, herbicides — agricultural use in Guatemala peaked at 16,551 t in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,597 t, in 2015.
That places Guatemala 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,026 t | — |
| 1991 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,026 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,093 t | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 6,160 t | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6,228 t | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 6,295 t | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 6,362 t | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 6,430 t | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 6,497 t | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 7,585 t | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 8,385 t | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 9,610 t | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 16,551 t | +72.2% |
| 2008 | 10,612 t | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 8,292 t | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 8,363 t | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8,777 t | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 12,166 t | +38.6% |
| 2013 | 11,054 t | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 6,377 t | -42.3% |
| 2015 | 5,597 t | -12.2% |
| 2016 | 6,380 t | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 6,301 t | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,601 t | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,133 t | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 7,940 t | +29.5% |
| 2021 | 7,374 t | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 7,902 t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 7,237 t | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 8,062 t | +11.4% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 8,062 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 528.5 t, 15.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 8,062 t is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 545 t, 14.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Herbicides — Agricultural Use in Guatemala 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +72.2% | 9,610 t | 16,551 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,066 t | 6,026 t | 6,228 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,662 t | 6,295 t | 16,551 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,775 t | 5,597 t | 12,166 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,703 t | 7,237 t | 8,062 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 14.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is herbicides — agricultural use in Guatemala?
- Herbicides — agricultural use in Guatemala was 8,062 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 16,551 t in 2007.
- What is the lowest herbicides — agricultural use recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,597 t in 2015.
- How does Guatemala rank for herbicides — agricultural use?
- Guatemala ranks 28th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is herbicides — agricultural use rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Herbicides — Agricultural Use. 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).